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A radar operates at a wavelength of 3 centimeters. what is the frequency of the these waves? the speed of light is 3 × 108 m/s .

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We are given information:
λ
= wavelength = 3cm = 0.03m \\ c = speed of light =  3* 10^(8)m/s

Formula that connects wavelength and frequency is:

frequency= (speed of light)/(wavelength) \\ f= (3* 10^(8))/(0.03) \\ f=1 * 10^(10) Hz = 10GHz
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