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Describe how the frequency and period of a wave are related.

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A period is a time needed for a particle to come to the equilibrium point and it is measured in second [s].

Frequency is defined as:

f=1T\begin{aligned} &f=\dfrac{1}{T} \end{aligned}

where TT is period. So, the frequency is measured in 1s\frac{1}{s} which is the definition of Hertz [Hz].

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