At a point, one wave alone gives a displacement of 3 cm and another alone gives 2 cm. When both arrive, the displacement is:

  1. 3.61 cm
  2. 5 cm
  3. 1 cm
  4. 6 cm
Answer

B) 5 cm

By superposition, displacements add: 3 + (2) = 5 cm. SLO P-11-D-07 · Application

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