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Calculate the velocity of sound in a medium where change in pressure and volume takes place according to the law `p=alpha/V^(2)` where `alpha` is a constant. Treat the medium as an ideal gas and assume `rho` as its normal density.

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`sqrt((2p)/rho)`
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