Answer:
a) Frequency = 10 Hz
b) Period, T = 0.025 s
Explanation:
We know that period and frequency are reciprocal to each other.
[tex]\texttt{Period = }\frac{1}{\texttt{Frequency}}[/tex]
a) An oscillating object takes 0.10 s to complete one cycle; that is, its period is 0.10 s, we need to find frequency
Period = 0.10 s
[tex]\texttt{Period = }\frac{1}{\texttt{Frequency}}\\\\0.10=\frac{1}{\texttt{Frequency}}\\\\\texttt{Frequency}=\frac{1}{0.1}=10Hz[/tex]
Frequency = 10 Hz
b) If the frequency is 40 Hz, what is the period T
Frequency = 40 Hz
[tex]\texttt{Period = }\frac{1}{\texttt{Frequency}}\\\\\texttt{Period = }\frac{1}{40}\\\\\texttt{Period = }=0.025s[/tex]
Period, T = 0.025 s