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17.1 Exercise 14

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Bats use sound waves to catch insects. Bats can detect frequencies up to 100 kHz. If the sound waves travel through air at a speed of v=343m/s,v = 343 \text{m}/\text{s}, what is the wavelength of the sound waves?

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