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the time between crest in a traveling wave is called a period. if the period is 8 seconds what is the frequency

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Answer:

0.125 Hz

Step-by-step explanation:

The frequency and period are inverse quantities. If the period is T, the frequency is 1/T, so in this case

f = 1/8 s = 0.125 Hz

Therefore, the frequency of the wave is 0.125 Hz. It means that 0.125 waves pass to a fixed point each second.

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