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The wave equation says that a waves ________ is equal to its wavelength times its frequancy

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Even if we had no idea, we could get a clue by just looking at the units. The unit of wavelength is 'meters', and the unit of frequency is 'per second'. When you multiply them, the unit of their product is 'meters per second'. Well now, what could that be a unit of ? It kinda looks like speed. Oh yeahhh ! Wavelength times frequency is the SPEED of the wave !
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