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If the period of a wave decreases, its frequency must

A. decrease
B. halve
C. stay the same
D. increase

User Wrdeman
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Answer:

D - increase

Step-by-step explanation:

User Tomas Skogberg
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Answer: Its frequency increases

Step-by-step explanation:

Period is the time taken for an object to complete a full cycle or revolution.

It is the inverse of frequency

i.e Period = 1/frequency

Thus, decrease in period is proportional to an INCREASE in frequency