Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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Author: Peter S. Shaffer, Lillian C. McDermott
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Chapter 10.1, Problem 3bT
Suppose that the light from the top bulb in the situation above were red and the light from the lower bulb were green. Predict what you would see on the screen. Explain.
Obtain red and green filters from a tutorial instructor and perform the experiment described above, if your predictions were incorrect, find the error in your reasoning.
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