16 waves crash onto a beach every 51.9 sec. What is their frequency?

0 ⤊

2006-10-04 12:48:06 · 5 answers · asked by bluedevilbabygirl 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science

Hint: use the 1/x button on your calculator.

2006-10-04 12:52:03 · answer #1 · answered by David S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You need to go back to school!

frequency is number of times per second!

16/51.9 Hz

2006-10-04 12:52:00 · answer #2 · answered by Don't look too close! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

pattiwag... is correct: 0.308285163 cycles/sec
(i.e. (51.9/16) ^-1) ^1=1/x

2006-10-04 13:01:44 · answer #3 · answered by jeffrey_meyer2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

16/51.9=.308

2006-10-04 13:10:19 · answer #4 · answered by ashwin_hariharan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

.3082851

i think

not sure

2006-10-04 12:52:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋