wavelengths of standing waves question?

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wavelengths of standing waves question?

Suppose that a string has a length L. What is the largest possible wavelength of a standing wave that can be supported by the string?

2007-11-28 16:03:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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2L

Wish there were some way I could sketch it for you. Think one antinode in the middle and nodes at the endpoints, for half a wavelength over the length of the string.

2007-11-28 16:09:22 · answer #1 · answered by jgoulden 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2L
The ends of the spring are the nodes or the anti nodes .

Therefore , Wavelength = 2 X distance of nodes or the anti nodes .

2007-11-29 00:16:19 · answer #2 · answered by Murtaza 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋