The float on a fisherman's line bobs up and down in the waves made by a passing boat. The float bobs up 5 times every 10 seconds. What is the frequency of the waves made by the boat?
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#63023. Asked by chickenpoo2. (Mar 01 06 11:37 AM)
satguru
The old term would be half a cycle per second, which is half a Hertz.
Mar 01 06, 12:57 PM
satcom_tech
The following formula can be used where f=frequency and t=time.
f=1/t
the float bobs 5 times evey 10 seconds giving the wave a period of 2 seconds (10/2). Apllying the formula yields the following result.
f = 1/2 = 0.5Hz
Mar 01 06, 1:00 PM
xfacilitatorx
.5 CPS / Hz / Cycles
Mar 01 06, 4:27 PM
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