Finding the period of sinusoidal wave in rope

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The discussion revolves around determining the period of a sinusoidal wave generated by shaking a taut rope at a specific frequency. The original poster is trying to understand the relationship between the frequency of shaking and the resulting wave period.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking

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  • The original poster attempts to relate the frequency of shaking the rope to the period of the wave, questioning if their reasoning about cycles per second is correct. Other participants explore whether shaking the rope creates multiple cycles simultaneously or just one at a time.

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Participants are actively seeking validation of their reasoning regarding the relationship between frequency and period. Some guidance has been offered, but there is no explicit consensus on the interpretation of the wave behavior.

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The original poster expresses urgency in confirming their understanding to proceed with their studies, indicating a potential constraint on time or confidence in their current knowledge.

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Hi,
i have a solution to the following problem but I'm not sure if it's right or not.
If you shake one end of a taut rope steadily three times each second, what would be the period of the sinusoidal wave set up in the rope?
Me, I thought that since I'm shaking the rope three times a second, this would be equivalent to three cycles per second, therefore if i want to find the period (cycles/1 second) I would just have 1/3 cycles/1 second. Did I do this correctly, or is it just horribly wrong? I would really appreciate it, thanks.
 
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I really need to know if I'm right or not, that way i can move on with my studying...
 
When I shake the rope, would it really create only one cycle at a time?
This is where I get confused...PLEASE HELP!
 
I really need to know if I'm right or not,so that i can move on with my studying.
 
If you have 3 cycles per second, each of them takes 1/3 of a second. So the period would be 1/3 of a second.
 
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