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Amir observes Wave 1 and Wave 2 crashing into each other at two different intervals. His experiments produce Wave 3 and Wave 4. Amir records his data in a table.

A 2-column table with 4 rows titled Amir's Waves. The first column labeled Wave has entries 1, 2, 3, 4. The second column labeled Information has entries Amplitude of 6 centimeters, Amplitude of 4 centimeters, Amplitude of 7 centimeters, Amplitude of 3 centimeters.

What is the best statement about the data collected in Amir’s table?

Wave 3 resulted from destructive interference, and Wave 4 resulted from constructive interference.
Waves 3 and 4 resulted from constructive interference.
Waves 3 and 4 resulted from destructive interference.
Wave 3 resulted from constructive interference, and Wave 4 resulted from destructive interference.

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Wave 3 resulted from constructive interference, and Wave 4 resulted from destructive interference.

Reason: combining amplitudes 6 cm and 4 cm can produce results between 2 cm (complete destructive) and 10 cm (complete constructive). The 7 cm result is larger than either original amplitude, indicating constructive addition; the 3 cm result is smaller than either, indicating partial cancellation (destructive interference).