Sound, ultrasound and infrasound

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Question 9
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An infrasound wave generated by an ocean storm travels through the air at a speed of 330 m/s.

The same wave propagates through seawater at a speed of 1485 m/s.

Calculate the ratio of the speed of the infrasound wave in air to its speed in seawater. Give your answer in its simplest whole-number ratio form.

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