Frequency of a train of waves

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1. What determines the frequency of a train of waves?

3. v= (Frequency)(wavelength)
 
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A 'train of waves'---better called a 'wave packet' doesn't have one particular frequency, in fact they are generally composed of an infinite number of different frequencies combined together. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_train
 

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