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COMEDK · Physics · 16. Waves and Sound

Two coherent light beams of intensity \(I\) and \(4 I\) are superpose(d) The maximum and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam are

  1. A \(9 I\) and \(I\)
  2. B \(9 I\) and \(3 I\)
  3. C \(5 I\) and \(I\)
  4. D \(5 I\) and \(3 I\)
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(A) \(9 I\) and \(I\)

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Given, intensity of two coherent light beams, \(I_{1}=I \text { and } I_{2}=4 I\) After superposition of two light beams, \(\therefore\) Maximum intensity,…