At a point, one wave alone gives a displacement of 4 cm and another alone gives -4 cm. When both arrive, the displacement is:

  1. 8 cm
  2. -16 cm
  3. 0 cm
  4. 5.66 cm
Answer

C) 0 cm

By superposition, displacements add: 4 + (-4) = 0 cm. SLO P-11-D-07 · Application

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