Verify the values given in the textbook for the wavelengths (in air) of the lowest and highest frequencies of sound that people can hear (20 and 20,000 Hz, respectively). (Round your answers to at least three significant figures In meters and assume air temperature to be 20°C.) lowest-frequency wavelength m highest-frequency wavelength Submit Answer

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