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Why does the frequency of a wave decrease as the wavelength increases?

Why does the frequency of a wave decrease as the wavelength increases?
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Why does the frequency of a wave decrease as the wavelength increases?

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Because the product of (wavelength) times (frequency) is always the same number ... the wave speed. Since their product can't change, then obviously if one of them changes, the other one must change in the opposite direction.
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