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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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The speed of a light wave in a certain transparent material is 0.5790.579 times its speed in vacuum, which is 3.00×108 m/s3.00×108 m/s. When yellow light with a frequency of 5.23×1014 Hz5.23×1014 Hz passes through this material, what is its wavelength ?� in nanometers?

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Speed of light in the transparent material $open parentheses v close parentheses equals 0.579 space c$

Speed of light in vacuum $open parentheses c close parentheses equals 3.00 cross times 10 to the power of 8 space m divided by s$

Frequency of light $open parentheses f close parentheses equals 5.23 cross times 10 to the power of 14 space H z$

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