If a person breathes thirty time in a minute what is ?

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A person who breathes thirty times in a minute has a frequency of 0.5 Hz and a period of 2 seconds. The calculations are based on the formulas: frequency = 1 / period and period = 1 / frequency. To convert breaths per minute to breaths per second, divide by 60, yielding 0.5 breaths per second. Consequently, the period, which is the time taken for one complete cycle, is 2 seconds.

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If a person breathes thirty time in a minute what is...?

Homework Statement



If a person breathes thirty time in a minute what is the period in seconds and the frequency in hertz of her breaths? Show your calculations...

Frequency Calculations:


Period Calculations:


Homework Equations



Frequency = 1 / period

Period = 1 / frequency

The Attempt at a Solution



This is where I am stuck...what information can i be given or any helpful tips to know where to plug in the information...please help me out ..i would really appreciate something that guide me ...
 
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Think about what the period is, what it means. This is probably easier than you think.
 


graphicer89 said:

Homework Statement



If a person breathes thirty time in a minute what is the period in seconds and the frequency in hertz of her breaths? Show your calculations...

Frequency Calculations:


Period Calculations:


Homework Equations



Frequency = 1 / period

Period = 1 / frequency

The Attempt at a Solution



This is where I am stuck...what information can i be given or any helpful tips to know where to plug in the information...please help me out ..i would really appreciate something that guide me ...

What are the units of frequency? What are the units of period? That should help...
 


if u wana find the frequency, which is the number of cycles per second, find out how many breaths u take in 1 sec and put it in2 the formula, it is basic conversion that's all, it is easier that you think, just stop thinking "complicated", think basic :) hope this helps :)
 


A tiny important thing to remember is what Hertz are.
1 Hz \equiv \frac {1}{second}
 

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