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Standing Waves on a String

Standing Wave on a String

Standing Wave on a String

This is what a standing wave would look like if you were to slow it down. The wave is caused by an incident wave on a string being reflected and then traveling back in the direction it came from. The two waves then meet and interfere with each other causing this phenomenon.

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