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A sound wave has a frequency of 200 Hz and a speed of `400ms^(-1)` in a medium. Find the wavelength of the sound wave.

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A sound wave of frequency, n=200Hz
Speed, `v=400ms^(-1)`
The wavelength of the sound wave, `lamda=(v)/(n)`
`lamda=(400)/(200)`
`lamda=2m`
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