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Q) You dip your finger into a pan of water twice each second, producing waves with crests that are separated by 0.18m.

a) Find the frequency of these water waves in Hertz.

b) Find the period of these water waves in units of seconds.

c) Find the speed of these water waves in m/s.

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The frequency of the waves are the frequency of the "driving force".

Th driving force here is the dipping of the finger in the ...

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