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Homework Statement
The speed of a transverse wave on a string is 420 m/s, and the wavelength is 0.14 m. The amplitude of the wave is 1.5 mm. How much time is required for a particle of the string to move through a total distance of 1.0 km?
Homework Equations
λ x υ= v
The Attempt at a Solution
λ x υ= v
υ= v/λ= 420/0.14= 3000
(1000meters)/(0.00152)= (4.444 x 108) T, where T is the period
t= (4.444 x 108)/ 3000= 1.481 x 10^5
i don't get what I'm doing wrong :(