Q. What is the distance between a crest and a consecutive trough in a transverse wave ?
Answer: Half of the wavelength
Notes: Wavelength is defined as distance between two consecutive crest or troughs. Between two crests, there is a trough exactly in the middle of the two crests. Distance between crest and adjacent trough will be half of the distance between two crests or simply, half of the wavelength.

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