Question

A doctor counts 72 heartbeats in 1 minute calculate the frequency and period of the heartbeat
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Answer 1

Answer:

Human heart, on an average, beats 72 times a minute. What is its beat period in seconds?

72 BPM = 72 beats in 60 seconds

So, bps(beats per second) =  72/60 = 1.2 bps

And time taken for each beat = 1/1.2 = 0.83 seconds ( which is also called duration of 1 cardiac cycle )

Answer 2

Answer:

A doctor counts 72 heartbeats in 1 minute calculate the frequency and period of the heartbeat

physics problam