Two sinusoidal waves with identical wavelengths and amplitudes travel in opposite directions along a string with a speed of 15cm/s, producing a 1-segment standing wave. If the time interval between instants when the string is flat is 0.20s, what is the wavelength of the waves?

Two sinusoidal waves with identical wavelengths and amplitudes travel in opposite directions along a string with a speed of 15cm/s, producing a 1-segment standing wave. If the time interval between instants when the string is flat is 0.20s, what is the wavelength of the waves?

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