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A standing-wave pattern is observed in a thin wire with a length of 4.00 m. The wave function is y = 0.002 00 sin (πx) cos (100πt) where x and y are in meters and t is in seconds. (a) How many loops does this pattern exhibit? (b) What is the fundamental frequency of vibration of the wire?
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