For displacement apply Pythagorean theorem
The answer is 5.88 · 10⁻⁷<span> m.</span>
To calculate this we will use the light equation:
v = λ · f,
where:
v - the speed of light (units: m/s)
<span>λ - the wavelength of the ray (units: m)
</span>f - the frequency of the ray (units: Hz = 1/s <span>since Hz means cycles per second (f=1/T))
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It is given:
f = 5.10 · 10¹⁴ Hz = 5.10 · 10¹⁴<span> 1/s
v = 2.998 </span>· 10⁸<span> m/s
</span><span>λ = ?
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If v = λ · f, then λ = v ÷ f:
λ = 2.998 · 10⁸ m/s ÷ 5.10 · 10¹⁴ 1/s
= 0.588 · 10⁸⁻¹⁴ · m
= 0.588 · 10⁻⁶ m
= 5.88 · 10⁻⁷ m
Answer:
if one wave has a negative displacement, the displacements would be opposite each other, so the displacement where the waves overlap is less than it would be due to either of the waves separately.
-causes a moment where the net displacement of the medium is zero. energy of waves hasn't vanished, but it is in the form of the kinetic energy of the medium
-then both emerge unchanged
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