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Compute the wavelength of the radio waves from the following stations. (a) an AM station operating at a frequency of 640 kHz (b) an FM station with a frequency of 99.1 MHz

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Compute the wavelength of the radio waves from the following stations.

(a) an AM station operating at a frequency of 640 kHz

(b) an FM station with a frequency of 99.1 MHz

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