A stone is thrown into a pond. Five waves were made from the same source in 10 seconds.

The frequency of the wave for the stone thrown in the pond is 0.5Hertz.

The question does not specify what to calculate but we can look for the frequency of the wave.

Frequency is the number of oscillations completed in one second. This is interpreted as:

x oscillations = 1second

If Five waves were made from the same source in 10 seconds for a stone that is thrown inside the pond, then:

5 oscillations = 10seconds

Divide both expressions to get x (the required frequency)

x/5 =1/10

Cross multiply

10x = 5

Divide both sides by 10

10x/10 = 5/10

x = 1/2

x = 0.5Hertz

Hence the frequency of the wave is 0.5Hertz.

NB: The period of the wave is simply the reciprocal of the frequency.

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