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What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 10 meters

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Any wave's speed is equal to its frequency times wavelength. Now, the question doesn't specifically state what kind of wave it is. Thus, there might be two distinct scenarios: If the wave is elastic (sound is an example), you can't calculate its speed unless you also know its frequency and wavelength. However, the speed in vacuum is constant (3*108 m/s) if the wave is electromagnetic (for instance, light). In order to maintain constant velocity, frequency must shift in response to variations in wavelength. The frequency of light rays is constant in all other optical media (apart from vacuum and air), although their velocity and wavelength change correspondingly. However, that is not the case here since if it must be an EM wave with a wavelength of 10 m, then it must be a radio wave that travels uniformly through all medium at a speed of 3*108 m/s.

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