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A visitor goes to the technician in the transmitting radio station. The station is broadcasting 3000 kHz, The visitor asks how much quicker the signal will reach Cape Town if increases the frequancy to 6000 kHz.

what do you think the technician will tell the visitor?​

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Answer:

It would take the same amount of time for the signals to reach the destination.

Step-by-step explanation:

The radio wave mentioned in this question is a form of electromagnetic wave. In a given medium (e.g., the air), the speed of EM waves is the same as the speed of light.

The speed of light in the air is a fixed value. Hence, the speed of the two radio waves would also be constant.

Assuming that distance stays the same, it would take the same amount of time for the two waves reach their destination.

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