A nurse counts 76 heartbeats in one minute. What are the period and frequency of the heart's oscillations?
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Given that the nurse counts 76 heartbeats in one minute, the time period of one heartbeat can be calculated as: Time period = 60 seconds / 76 heartbeats Time period ≈ 0.7895 seconds Show more…
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