Question

If you are anchored in a fixed spot, and a set of six waves pass underneath you during a 60 second time interval, what is the wave frequency (in waves/second) of the waves?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Six waves passes by under 60second interval

Since it has 6 waves,

Then, it correspond to 3 wavelength

Then,

The period of each Each wavelength is 60 / 3

Then, period = 20seconds

From the relationship between frequency and period

f = 1 / T

f = 1 / 20

f = 0.05 Hz