Working out frequency

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I have the question "If an object moving in a circle has a period of 24 hours, what is its frequency ?"

I know that frequency $= \frac{1}{T}$, where $T$ is the period.

Therefore, $f = \frac{1}{24}*60*60$ ( to get it in seconds)

And so the frequency is $150 Hz$.

Is this correct ?

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Time period is $24 \textrm{ hours}$, it means: $$24\cdot 60\cdot 60 \textrm{ seconds}=86400 \textrm{ seconds}$$

Since you already know that:

$$\textrm{frequency} = 1/\textrm{time period}$$

$$\textrm{frequency}=\frac 1{86400}=1.15740740\times 10^{-5}\textrm{ Hz}$$

Always remember to use the data in appropriate units. If you will use the time period in hours, then you are not going to get frequency in Hertz.