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Old Nov3-09, 02:34 PM                  #1
maccha

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Node spacing equation?

My textbook says that the equation for the distance between nodes of a standing wave is:

x=m(LaTeX Code: \\lambda /2)

where m is an integer. What I'm confused about is wouldn't this mean that as m increases and produces the second, third, etc. harmonic, that the spacing between the nodes would become greater? I thought the wavelength got shorter as m increased.


EDIT: Sorry I just realized I posted this in the wrong forum!
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