21. How fast would a vehicle have to be going for the driverțto perceive a red light, with a wavelength of 700nm, to appear green, with a wavelength of 550 nm? If the driver gets pulled over for running the red light, do they have an argument? (Hint: convert the wavelengths to frequencies first)

21. How fast would a vehicle have to be going for the driverțto perceive a red light, with a wavelength of 700nm, to appear green, with a wavelength of 550 nm? If the driver gets pulled over for running the red light, do they have an argument? (Hint: convert the wavelengths to frequencies first)

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