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A turning fork vibrates at 256 Hz. How many times does one of its prongs vibrate back and forth in 5 seconds

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First find time period


\\ \bull\tt\longrightarrow Frequency=(1)/(Time\:Period)


\\ \bull\tt\longrightarrow Time\:Period=(1)/(Frequency)


\\ \bull\tt\longrightarrow Time\:Period=(1)/(256)=0.003s

Now


\\ \bull\tt\longrightarrow No\:of\:times\:it\:vibrate=5(0.003)=0.015times

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