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The wavelength of a wave can be measured or calculated by which of the following methods?

Inquiry into Physics

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Chapter6: Waves And Sound

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The wavelength of a wave can be measured or calculated by which of the following methods?

a. Speed divided by frequency

b. Frequency divided by period

c. the measurement from a trough to a crest

d. the measurement from a crest to tough

e. the measurement of a compression to a rarefaction

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