Amy counts the wave crests traveling down a stretched string.Five wave crests pass Amy in two seconds.What is the frequency of t

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ehidna [41]

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Amy counts the wave crests traveling down a stretched string.Five wave crests pass Amy in two seconds.What is the frequency of t

he wave?

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Verdich [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-30T10:57:56+03:00

Verdich [7]2 years ago

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The frequency of a wave is a measure of the number of waves that passes through a point per unit of time. It has SI units of s^-1. It is also equivalent to Hertz (Hz). We calculate the frequency of the wave described as follows:

Frequency = 5 waves / 2 s = 2.5 / s or 2.5 Hz