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a wave has a frequency of 2 Hz. find its period ?

please show work.....
14 years ago

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drwls
P = 1/f or, in words,

Period (in seconds) = 1/Frequency (in Hz)

If there are two cycles per second, each one takes 1/2 second. That is the period.
14 years ago
Nav
The period of a wave, T, is equal to 1/f. So, T = 2 seconds
14 years ago
drwls
Ignore Nav's answer

1/2 does not equal 2
14 years ago
Nav
yea....i messed up, i meant 1/2, my bad
14 years ago

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