Consider two simple harmonic oscillations y1(t) = 6.52cos(wt) and y2(t) = 6.52cos(wt + p). The phase angle o is allowed to vary in the range 0 < o s a. What value of o in degrees results in the superposition (sum) having an amplitude 6.52/2?

Consider two simple harmonic oscillations y1(t) = 6.52cos(wt) and y2(t) = 6.52cos(wt + p). The phase angle o is allowed to vary in the range 0 < o s a. What value of o in degrees results in the superposition (sum) having an amplitude 6.52/2?

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Consider two simple harmonic oscillations y1(t) = 6.52cos(wt) and y2(t) = 6.52cos(wt
+ p).
The phase angle o is allowed to vary in the range 0 < o s a. What value of o in
degrees results in the superposition (sum) having an amplitude 6.52/2?

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