Example 1
50 Hz corresponds to a period of 20 ms.
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Frequency and period
Frequency counts cycles per second; period is the duration of one cycle. They are reciprocals.
Formula usedf = 1 / T
Calculate
Frequency and period
What do the symbols mean?
ffrequency
Tperiod
Two worked examples
Example 2
A period of 2.5 ms corresponds to 400 Hz.
Good to knowT denotes period and f frequency.