Two identical transverse waves are moving in the same direction but one wave has amplitude A while the other wave has amplitude 2A. When the two waves are overlapped, what is the amplitude of the resulting wave?

Two identical transverse waves are moving in the same direction but one wave has amplitude A while the other wave has amplitude 2A. When the two waves are overlapped, what is the amplitude of the resulting wave?

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Two identical transverse waves are moving in the same direction but
one wave has amplitude A while the other wave has amplitude 2A.
When the two waves are overlapped, what is the amplitude of the
resulting wave?
а. 2A
O b. O A
с. ЗА
d. 1A

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