If the electric constant were to become times its present value while remained unchanged

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If the electric constant ε0\varepsilon_0 were to become 1.51.5 times its present value while μ0\mu_0 remained unchanged, would the speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum increase, decrease, or remain the same? Explain briefly.

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