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2: Superposition and
Standing Waves
PHY 108/202
Spring 2021
Whistling Tube
y
Case B
x
y( x, t ) = ? v
2L
l2 = =L
2
2L
l3 =
3
Conditions for standing wave: string
with fixed endpoints
2L
ln = , n = 1, 2, 3, …
n
The wave speed will remain constant, as long as
we do not change the medium.
v æ v ö
fn = = nç ÷
ln è 2L ø
A) Yes B) No