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A wave of amplitude 0.40 m interferes with a second wave of amplitude 0.26 m traveling in the same direction.
(a) What is the largest resultant amplitude that can arise, and under what conditions will this maximum occur?
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(b) What is the smallest resultant amplitude that can arise, and under what conditions will this minimum occur?
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Step 1: Part (a)
When two waves propagating in the same direction superimposed then the amplitude of the resultant wave is given by:
A= Where is the phase difference of waves
When =0 then
A === which is largest
So largest resultant amplitude occurs when the phase difference between waves is 0.
ALargest==0.40+0.26=0.66 m
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