Solution

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The initial displacement is already the first spatial normal mode, so sine orthogonality gives and every other . Zero initial velocity gives every . Consequently
Both fixed-end values vanish for all time, and differentiation shows that the initial velocity is zero. This is the fundamental standing wave, with angular frequency .

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