4 complete waves pass a given point in 8 seconds, what is the frequency of the wave?

1 Answer
Jul 12, 2016

0.5 Hz

Explanation:

A frequency of 1 Hz corresponds to one complete wave passing a point each second.

If 4 waves pass a point in 8 seconds then the frequency is:
4/8 = 1/2 = 0.5 Hz.

The basic formula for frequency can be thought of as:
nu = (n um waves)/(time)