Young's equation and longitudinal waves

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Hi

I have learned at school that we can use Young's equation
Lambda = ax/D
to calculate the wavelength of light from an interference pattern
I'm wondering if this equation also works for longitudinal waves?

Thank you for your help
 
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Yes it does, the wavelength of sound waves is measured in this way.