Consider two waves that are superposing f1(x) = Asin(kx) f2(x) = Asin(kx+π/4) What is the wavelength of the resultant wave? What is the amplitude of the resultant wave?

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Consider two waves that are superposing

f1(x) = Asin(kx)

f2(x) = Asin(kx+π/4)

What is the wavelength of the resultant wave? What is the amplitude of the
resultant wave?

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