Question

you have a mechanical wave that has the crest of the wave passing by a point in space. for every 10.5 seconds in time the crest will pass through that point 6 times. what is the period of that wave

Answer 1

The period of the wave can be calculated using the formula:

Period = Time / Number of Cycles

In this case, the time it takes for 6 cycles is 10.5 seconds. So we can plug in the values into the formula:

Period = 10.5 seconds / 6 cycles

Period = 1.75 seconds/cycle

Therefore, the period of the wave is 1.75 seconds/cycle.