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If your favorite radio station is on the FM Dial at100 MHz (Mega Hertz) Calculate the wave length for this Radio station. Hint use the equation c = Lf, Where L is the wavelength and c is given at the top of the exam.

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In order to calculate the wavelength, let's use the given formula, using c = 3 * 10^8 m/s (speed of light in vacuum) and f = 100*10^6 Hz:


\begin{gathered} 3\cdot10^8=L\cdot100\cdot10^6\\ \\ L=(3\cdot10^8)/(100\cdot10^6)=(3\cdot10^8)/(1\cdot10^8)=3\text{ m} \end{gathered}

Therefore the wavelength is 3 meters.

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