The frequency of radio waves of a radar on the Muscat highway is 145 MHz. The minimum size of the car (wavelength) that can be detected by these waves: O a. 145 x 10^6 m O b. 2.0689 m O c. 2.4 m O d. 0.062 m

The frequency of radio waves of a radar on the Muscat highway is 145 MHz. The minimum size of the car (wavelength) that can be detected by these waves: O a. 145 x 10^6 m O b. 2.0689 m O c. 2.4 m O d. 0.062 m

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The frequency of radio waves of a radar on the Muscat highway is 145 MHz. The minimum size of the car (wavelength) that can be
detected by these waves:
O a. 145 x 10^6 m
O b. 2.0689 m
O c. 2.4 m
O d. 0.062 m

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