An FM radio station broadcasts at 98.7 MHz. Calculate the wavelength of the corresponding radio waves. m
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00 x 10^8 meters per second. Second, we need to convert the frequency from MHz to Hz, because the standard unit of frequency in the formula for speed of light is Hz. So, 98.7 MHz is equal to 98.7 x 10^6 Hz. The formula to find the wavelength (λ) is: speed of Show more…
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