Two sinusoidal waves travel in the same direction with the same amplitude, wavelength, and speed Their resultant wave function is given by:y_res (x,t)=4cm sin(Kx- wt+π/6).The amplitude, A, of each of the original sinusoidal waves producing the resultant wave is: O 2√3 cm O √3/2cm O2√3/3cm O 4√3/3cm

Two sinusoidal waves travel in the same direction with the same amplitude, wavelength, and speed Their resultant wave function is given by:y_res (x,t)=4cm sin(Kx- wt+π/6).The amplitude, A, of each of the original sinusoidal waves producing the resultant wave is: O 2√3 cm O √3/2cm O2√3/3cm O 4√3/3cm

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Chapter16: Waves

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