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Simply add the effect of each wave at every moment. Green + Blue = Red. superposition. pressure or displacement. time (ms). The resultant frequency is the Greatest Common Factor of the component frequencies: f new = GCF( f 1 , f 2 ). Beating. f 1 = 5 f 2 = 5.5 f comb = .5.
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Simply add the effect of each wave at every moment Green + Blue = Red superposition pressure or displacement time (ms) The resultant frequency is the Greatest Common Factor of the component frequencies:fnew = GCF(f1,f2)
Beating f1= 5 f2= 5.5 fcomb= .5 f1= 20 f2= 21 fcomb= 1 The beat frequency is the difference of the component frequencies f1= 500 f2= 501 f1= 500 f2= 505 f1= 500 f2= 510
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