Two travelling waves ${y_1} = A\sin [k(x - c\,t)]$ and ${y_2} = A\sin [k(x + c\,t)]$ are superimposed on string. The distance between adjacent nodes is
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(d)The distance between adjacent nodes $x = \frac{\lambda }{2}$
Also $k = \frac{{2\pi }}{\lambda }.$ Hence $x = \frac{\pi }{k}.$
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