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Speed = distance / time [m /s]

likewise:

Speed of wave = wavelength x frequency [m /s]

Since sound waves travel at a fixed speed through a medium* a drop in frequency must cause a corresponding increase in wavelength

*Not always true. In water of example, lower frequency waves travel faster than higher frequency waves. When this happens the waves are said to be travelling through a dispersive medium.

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