Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
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Is it possible for two waves traveling in the same direction to produce a wave (when they interfere) that has a smaller height (amplitude) than either of the individual waves? Explain.
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