Frequency of fundamental and overtones in a guitar string

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A guitar string is 90 cm long and has a mass of 3.6 g. From the bridge to the support post (= L) is 60 cm, and the string is under a tension of 520 N.
What is the frequency of the fundamental and the first and second overtone? :eek:
 
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if 90 cm of the string is 3.6 g, how much does 60 cm weigh? Do you have any formulas that involve strings that may help you solve this?
 
You could try string theory. :smile:

Sorry, that won't happen again. I would just use a differential equation.