Applied Physics (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN: 9780134159386

Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 20.3, Problem 5P

c=3.00×108m/s

f=45.6 MHz

λ=?

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Applied Physics (11th Edition)

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