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Two identical loudspeakers 2.0 m apart are emitting 1800Hz sound waves into a room where the speed of sound is 340 m/s. Is the point 4.0 m directly in front of one of the speakers, perpendicular to the plane of the speakers, a point of maximum constructive interference, perfect destructive interference, or something in between?
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