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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

Two coherent light beams of intensities I and 4 I are superimposed. The maximum and minimum possible intensities in the resulting pattern are :

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

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\(I_{max} = (\sqrt{I_1} + \sqrt{I_2})^2 = (\sqrt{I} + \sqrt{4I})^2 = (3\sqrt{I})^2 = 9I\) \(I_{min} = (\sqrt{I_1} - \sqrt{I_2})^2 = (\sqrt{I} - \sqrt{4I})^2 = (-\sqrt{I})^2 = I\)
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