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Does a wave indeed propagate through the rope like in the lecture?
Can you make a standing wave by oscillating at the right frequency?
How can you tell it is a standing wave?
Try to pull the rope down like a guitar string, and then let it go. Does that look like you expected?
Can you make a standing wave by oscillating at the right frequency?
How can you tell it is a standing wave?
Try to pull the rope down like a guitar string, and then let it go. Does that look like you expected?