A model of a standing wave
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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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How many nodes do you see?
6
How many antinodes?
5
What is the frequency of the grey and yellow waves?
about 0.1 Hz
What is the period of the magenta wave?
about 10 s
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