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A hospital uses an ultrasonic scanner to locate tumours in a tissue. What is the wavelength of sound in the tissue in which the speed of sound in `1.7kms^(-1)` ? The operating frequency of the scanner is 4.2MHz.

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`4.1 xx 10^(-4)m`
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