Calculate what the wavelength of the light

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The following is a standard problem found in many textbooks:

Problem: Light with a frequency of 5.8E14 Hz travels in a block of glass that has an index of refraction 0f 1.52.

Part I: What is the wavelength of the light in both the vacuum and the glass?

Please explain your solution.

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