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Ben counts the number of waves traveling to the shore. Six waves reach the shore in 30 seconds. what is the frequency of the wave

A.5.0 Hz
B.180 Hz
C.0.20 Hz
D.24 Hz

User Aramakus
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Answer:

C) 0.20 Hz

Step-by-step explanation:

A wave is a periodic disturbance of the space that carries energy without carrying matter.

The frequency of a wave is the number of oscillations completed by the wave per second.

It can be calculated using the formula:


f=(N)/(t)

where

N is the number of oscillations

t is the time taken to complete the oscillations

For the wave in this problem we have:

N = 6 is the number of complete oscillations

t = 30 s is the time taken for these 6 oscillations to occur

Therefore, the frequency of the wave is:


f=(6)/(30)=0.20 Hz

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