On a sine wave, alternating current one on an oscilloscope...?

Question

Does T (the distance between ADJACENT peaks) = P (the period- (timebase x divisions in a cycle))?

So wouldn't that make P = P x time base?
I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo confused :(.

Answer 1

Period is equal to the time it takes to make one complete cycle. So you are correct when you say distance between adjacent peaks (Remebering on oscillacoope the x axis is time ..not position) . T = P = (timebase) x (divisions in a cycle) = Total time take from peak to peak. Notice everything is in units of time . In other words the period is the total time taken to get from one peak to the next. If you were to do it the way you wrote it...P = (P) x (time) your units would be equal to time^2.....but, P is in units of (time) not ( time^2). That is a way to tell if your equation is correct ...check if the units make sense. Hopefully that clears things up...oscillascope reading can be tricky sometimes.

Answer 2

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