At a point, one wave alone gives a displacement of 5 cm and another alone gives -3 cm. When both arrive, the displacement is:

  1. 8 cm
  2. 2 cm
  3. -15 cm
  4. 5.83 cm
Answer

B) 2 cm

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

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