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25 December, 12:51

Two waves are superposed. one wave has an amplitude of 5 cm, and other has an amplitude of 4 cm. What is the resultant amplitude?

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  1. 25 December, 12:55
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    If both waves have the same wavelength, then the amplitude of

    their sum could be anything between 1 cm and 9 cm, depending

    on the phase angle between them.

    If the waves have different wavelengths, then the resultant is a beat

    with an amplitude of 9 cm.
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