A model of a standing wave

. Animated GIF Standing Wave Notice three waves:
  • a faint grey wave moving to the left
  • a yellow wave moving to the right
  • a magenta wave that is the superposition of the two waves.
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    1. How many nodes do you see?
    2. How many antinodes?
    3. What is the frequency of the grey and yellow waves?
    4. What is the period of the magenta wave?
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