## anonymous one year ago Which statement expresses the relationship between frequency and wavelength of all types of electromagnetic waves? They are directly proportional to each other They do not influence each other they are inversely proportional to each other They are equal to eachother

1. Photon336

what do you think?

2. anonymous

Wait no I think C

3. Photon336

$v = frequency; \lambda = wavelength, c =speed of light$ speed of light = frequency*wavelength $c = \nu \lambda$

4. Photon336

What does that equation tell us?

5. anonymous

So it's not C? And you have to use frequency and wave length to find the speed of light?

6. Photon336

no.. before we get to the question you need to understand how these things are related

7. anonymous

Can you tell me which it is real quick and then explain? I'm going to get kicked off my assignment and my grade will go lower

8. Photon336

$\nu = \frac{ c }{ \lambda }$ this tells us that if the wavelength gets smaller the frequency gets bigger, and when the wavelength bigger the frequency gets smaller. what type of relationship is this?

9. Photon336

this is what is being asked in the question

10. anonymous

so directly proportional? :)

11. Photon336

no.. they would not be directly proportional remember one goes up the other goes down can you see this from the formula?

12. anonymous

I have one minute to answer before I'm kicked off.... And no not from the formula, would they be indirectly proportional then?

13. Photon336

they are inversely proportional

14. anonymous

I meant that, but thank you!