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The speed of light is a uniform velocity at approximately 3*10^8 m/s. As with any uniform motion: the distance traveled by an object is equal to the object's velocity multiplied by the time it's moving at the constant velocity; d=vt; where d is distance, v is velocity, and t is time.

We can use this formula d=vt and apply it to waves, where the distance is measured in wavelengths and the time is defined as a frequency.

Frequency is a unit of inverse seconds, 1/s, or f=1/t.

Wavelengths are just increments of distance with respect to the wave in question. The greek symbol lambda is often used to express wavelength.

If d=vt, then d/t=v which becomes d*(1/t)=v.

This the case of a light wave, our distance, d, is the wavelength and our velocity, v is the speed of light, denoted as the variable c. (1/t) just equals frequency, f as defined earlier.

Because of this we can translate d=vt as c=lambda*f.

Therefore, the speed of light is dependent on the wavelength and frequency of its wave.

Really when you think about it, this makes sense. The frequency of distances achieved will relate to the speed of the wave in question.

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