How do the frequency and period relate to each other?

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How do the frequency and period relate to each other?

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Answer 1 · 2014-11-05T15:12:55

Frequency and period are related inversely. A period $P$ $P$ is related to the frequency $f$ $f$
$P = \frac{1}{f}$ $P = 1/f$

Something that repeats once per second has a period of 1 s. It also have a frequency of $\frac{1}{s}$ $1/s$ . One cycle per second is given a special name Hertz (Hz). You may also say that it has a frequency of 1 Hz.

A sin function repeats regularly. Its frequency (and period) can be determined when written in this form:

$y (t) = sin (2 π f t)$ $y(t) = sin(2pi f t)$

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