When a guitar player plucks a string, what type of wave is created on the string?     Group of answer choices a. a transverse wave b. a longitudinal wave c. both of these d. neither of these

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Group of answer choices
a. a transverse wave
b. a longitudinal wave
c. both of these
d. neither of these
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