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What is the wavelength of the longest wavelength standing wave pattern that can fit on this guitar string? Express your answer in centimeters.

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Step-by-step explanation:

A wave corresponds to a mechanical wave which propagates at the interface between the surface of the water and the air. This is characterized by its wavelength, amplitude, period and speed. A wave is an oscillation propagated through a medium or space such that energy is periodically interchanged between two kinds of disturbance.

The wavelength of the longest wavelength of a wave pattern that can fit in a guitar string is basic and is expressed as:

λ = 2L

Therefore, 1/2 of the wave fits only due to the fact that the wave is evenly divided and a full crest fits on the string.

Thus, λ₁ = 120 cm

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