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de Broglie wavelength

Problem

Two particles A and B are moving with the same momentum. The mass of A, mA is five times the mass of B, mB.
The matter waves associated with A and B have wavelengths λA and λB respectively.
Which of these is the correct relation between λA and λB?
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