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Determine the speed of sound waves in water, and find the wavelength of a wave having a frequency of 242 Hz.
Take `B_("water") = 2xx 10^9 Pa`.

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Speed of sound wave,
`v = sqrt(B/rho) = sqrt(((2xx10^9))/10^3) =141m//s`
Wevelength `lambda =v/f = 5.84 m`
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