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A-LevelPhysicsWavesOct/Nov 2020Paper 1 Q221 Mark

The speed v of waves in deep water is given by the equation v² = gλ / (2π) where λ is the wavelength of the waves and g is the acceleration of free fall. A student measures the wavelength λ and the frequency f of a number of these waves. Which graph should he plot to give a straight line through the origin?

Af² against λ
Bf against λ²
Cf against 1/λ
Df² against 1/λ

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) Oct/Nov 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Waves and is worth 1 mark.

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