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The speed of sound in sea water is `1530 m//s`. The wavelength of a wave transmitted through the sea is `0.02 m`. Find its frequency.

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Here, speed of sound in sea water, `v = 1530 m//s`
wavelength of the wave transmitted, `lamda = 0.02 m`
If `v` is the freqiency of wave transmitted, then
`v = (v)/(lamda) = (1530)/(0.02) = 76500 Hz = 76.5 kHz`.
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