Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13.1, Problem 13.1GI
A typical human heart rate is about 65 beats per minute. The corresponding period and frequency are (a) period just over 1 s and frequency just under 1 Hz; (b) period just under 1 s and frequency just under 1 Hz; (c) period just under 1 s and frequency just over 1 Hz; or(d) period just over 1 minute and frequency of 70 Hz.
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