The principle of superposition states that when two waves meet, the resultant displacement is:

  1. the product of the displacements
  2. the larger of the two displacements
  3. always zero
  4. the vector sum of the individual displacements
Answer

D) the vector sum of the individual displacements

Waves pass through each other unchanged afterwards. SLO P-11-D-07 · Application

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