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a radio station broadcasts radio waves at a frequency of 510 kilo hertz. what is the wavelength of these waves?

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Answer:

588m

Step-by-step explanation:

frequency = 510 kHz

speed of all electromagnetic waves are 3×10⁸ in any medium

speed = frequency × wavelength

wavelength = speed ÷ frequency

= 3×10⁸ ÷ 510 × 10³ =588.2352941 ≈ 588 m(3s.f.)

since there is a prefix of kilo in the frequency value, then we have to include the calculation of the prefix in order to find the wavelength as all calculated values should be in SI unit

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