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A guitar string has a lenght of 0.5 m. If the string is vibrating with a wavelength of 0.25 m, what harmonic is it vibrating at?

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4th
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2nd

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Answer:

4th

Explanation:

string length is 0.5m and the wavelengths are 0.25meters. This tells us there are two complete waves in the guitar string. This gives us a total of four antinodes; thus we are in the fourth harmonic.

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