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borishaifa [10]
4 years ago
14

Two waves are interfering with each other. The first wave has an amplitude of +2 cm, and the second wave has an amplitude of -1

cm. When these two waves superpose, what is the amplitude of the superposition?
_____ cm
+1
+3
-3
no change
Physics
2 answers:
SpyIntel [72]4 years ago
7 0
The positive and negative signs of amplitude implies that the particle displaces in +y direction and -y direction respectively.
Therefore the amplitude of the resultant wave = 2-1 = 1 cm.
ExtremeBDS [4]4 years ago
7 0
There's no such thing as a wave with negative amplitude.

If these two waves have the same frequency and meet in phase,
then the amplitude of the superposition is  3 cm.

If they have the same frequency and meet out of phase,
then the amplitude of the superposition is  1 cm.

If they have the same frequency and meet at some intermediate phase, then
the amplitude of the superposition is something between 1 cm and 3 cm.

If the two waves do not have the same frequency, then their superposition
is a complicated combination of both frequencies and both amplitudes.
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