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A student shakes out twenty waves on a slinky in 10 seconds. What is the frequency of the waves?

2007-07-17 01:38:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

And, what is the period?

2007-07-17 01:46:18 · update #1

In 10 seconds she sends out 20 waves, therefore the amount of waves per second is-:

20 waves / 10 seconds = 2 Hertz (Which is the Frequency)

2007-07-17 01:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The frequency, as Dr Q answered is 2 herz.
The period is 0.5 second

2007-07-17 02:02:44 · answer #2 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋