STANDING WAVES ARE THE SUPERPOSITION OF TWO WAVES WHICH ARE OF THE SAME AMPLITUDE AND SAME FREQUENCY BUT PROPAGATING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.
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In Figure 4, a pulse generated by a flip of the string on the left travels to the right end, which is fixated to a wall. The pulse then reflects upside down from the fixed end.