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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Waves and sound
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The equations of two waves are given by \(y_{1}=5 \sin 2 \pi(x-v t) \,c m\,\) \(y_{2}=3 \sin 2 \pi(x-v t+1.5) \,c m\) These waves are simultaneously passing through a string. The amplitude of the resulting wave is.........\(cm\)

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(A) \(2\)

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\(A_{1}=5 \quad A_{2}=3\)

\(\Delta \theta=2 \pi(1.5)=3 \pi\)

\(A_{\text {net }}=\sqrt{A_{1}^{2}+A_{2}^{2}+2 A_{1} A_{2} \cos (3 \pi)}\)

\(=\left| A _{1}- A _{2}\right|\)

\(=2 \,cm\)

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