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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

Two coherent light beams of intensity 2I and 18I are superposed with each other. The maximum and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam are

  1. A 36I, 4I
  2. B 32I, 8I
  3. C 324I, 4I
  4. D 400I, 324I
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(B) 32I, 8I

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\(I_{max} = (\sqrt{I_1} + \sqrt{I_2})^2 = (\sqrt{2I} + \sqrt{18I})^2 = (4\sqrt{2I})^2 = 32I\) \(I_{min} = (\sqrt{I_1} - \sqrt{I_2})^2 = (\sqrt{2I} - \sqrt{18I})^2 = (-2\sqrt{2I})^2 = 8I\)