If 5 water waves pass you by in 2 seconds what is the frequency of the wave? what is the period?

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Dennis Sylvian · Answer 1 · 2018-12-10T04:08:30+0000

frequency can be thought of as "waves per second". Here that's
f = 5/2 = 2.5Hz
The period is "seconds per wave". Here that's
T = 2/5 = 0.4s.
Note that period = 1/frequency
and frequency = 1/period

If 5 water waves pass you by in 2 seconds what is the frequency of the wave? what is the period?

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