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32. To navigate, a porpoise emits a sound wave that has a wavelength of 1.5 cm. The speed at which the wave travels in seawater is 1522 m/s. Find the period of the wave.

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Chapter17: Sound

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Problem 38P: Porpoises emit sound waves that they use for navigation. If the wavelength of the sound wave emitted...

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32. To navigate, a porpoise emits a sound wave that has a wavelength of
1.5 cm. The speed at which the wave travels in seawater is 1522 m/s. Find
the period of the wave.

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