Medical imaging requires an ultrasound wavelength of 0.25 mm within human tissue

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Problem

Medical imaging requires an ultrasound wavelength of 0.25 mm within human tissue, where the speed of sound is about 1 540 m/s. Approximately what frequency should the transducer emit? (a) 0.62 MHz0.62\text{\,MHz} (b) 12.3 MHz12.3\text{\,MHz} (c) 6.2 MHz6.2\text{\,MHz} (d) 1.4 MHz1.4\text{\,MHz}

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