An ultrasound wave in air has frequency and wavelength

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Problem

An ultrasound wave in air has frequency 40 kHz40\,\text{kHz} and wavelength 0.85 cm0.85\,\text{cm}. Calculate its speed. (a) 3.4×103 m s−13.4\times10^{3}\,\text{m s}^{-1} (b) 680 m s−1680\,\text{m s}^{-1} (c) 340 m s−1340\,\text{m s}^{-1} (d) 3.4×104 m s−13.4\times10^{4}\,\text{m s}^{-1}

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