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===Example Calculations===
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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:center;" |A [[wave]] has a [[frequency]] of 0.2Hz. Calculate how long it takes for one [[wave]] to pass a point.| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:center;" |The E-string on a bass guitar is plucked to produce a [[sound]] with a [[frequency]] of 40Hz. Calculate the time it takes for the E-string to make one full [[oscillation]].
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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
f = 0.2Hz
| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
f = 40Hz
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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]] and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math>T = \frac{1}{0.2}</math>
<math>T = 5s</math>
| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]] and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math>T = \frac{1}{40}</math>