Explanation:
The time taken by a wave crest to travel a distance equal to the length of wave is known as wave period.
The relation between wave period and frequency is as follows.
T = \frac{1}{f}T=
f
1
where, T = time period
f = frequency
It is given that wave period is 18 seconds. Therefore, calculate the wave period as follows.
T = \frac{1}{f}T=
f
1
or, f = \frac{1}{T}f=
T
1
= \frac{1}{18 sec}
18sec
1
= 0.055 per second (1cycle per second = 1 Hertz)
or, f = 5.5 \times 10^{-2} hertz5.5×10 −2 hertz
Thus, we can conclude that the frequency of the wave is 5.5 \times 10^{-2} hertz5.5×10 −2 hertz .
