Question

A nurse counts 72 heartbeats in 1 minute. Show that the period and frequency of the heartbeats are 0.83 s and 1.2 Hz, respectively.

Answer 1

Answer:

period = 0.833 s

frequency=1.2 Hz

Explanation:

The period is the duration of time taken for a 1 heartbeat

$period=\frac{1*60}{72} \\=0.833 seconds$

Frequency is the number of heartbeats per second

$frequency=\frac{72}{60}\\ =1.2 Hz$