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A wave has an amplitude of 0.0800 m and is moving .33 m/s . One oscillator in the wave takes 0.115 s to go from the lowest point in its motion to the highest point. Find the period of the wave.
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A wave has an amplitude of 0.0800 m and is moving .33 m/s . One oscillator in the wave takes 0.115 s to go from the lowest point in its motion to the highest point. Find the period of the wave.

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0.230 s

Step-by-step explanation:

The period is the length of time from one peak to the next. If it takes the oscillator 0.115 s to go from the lowest point to the highest point, then it takes another 0.115 s to return to the lowest point. So the period is 0.115 + 0.115 = 0.230 seconds.

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