Question

One complete wave passes a putrefying pile of poached pickerel in 0.50 seconds. The piled pickerel protrude 20 cm along the beach. Calculate its frequency.

Answer 1

2HZ

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

2 Hz

Step-by-step explanation:

The frequency of a wave is equal to the reciprocal of its period:

`f=(1)/(T)`

where T is the period of the wave.

The period of a wave corresponds to the time it takes for one complete oscillation of the wave to pass a given point. In this problem, one complete wave passes the pile in 0.50 s, so the period of the wave is T = 0.50 s. Therefore, the frequency is:

`f=(1)/(T)=(1)/(0.50 s)=2 Hz`