The discussion focuses on calculating the total distance traveled by the tine of a tuning fork with an amplitude of 0.25 cm and a frequency of 150 Hz over one minute. The key formula used is T = 1/f, which defines the period of oscillation. The tine travels a distance equal to twice the amplitude for each complete cycle, and with 150 Hz, there are 9000 cycles in one minute. Therefore, the total distance traveled by the tine in one minute is 4500 cm.
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PietKuip said:What distance does the tine travel in one period?
How many periods in one minute?
Is one period one second?PietKuip said:What distance does the tine travel in one period?
How many periods in one minute?
Do I need to use formula T=1/fPietKuip said:What distance does the tine travel in one period?
How many periods in one minute?
No. But you do not need to know the period of oscillation to say what distance the tine travels during one oscillation.Sace Ver said:Is one period one second?
Period, in this context, means the time taken for one complete cycle.Sace Ver said:Is one period one second?