Asked by wholemelt

olanda is studying two waves. The first wave has an amplitude of 2 m, and the second has an amplitude of 3 m.

Which statement accurately describes something that Yolanda can do as a part of her study?

She can use destructive interference to generate a wave with an amplitude of 3.1 m.
She can use constructive interference to generate a wave with an amplitude of 1.5 m.
She can use destructive interference to generate a wave with an amplitude of 0 m.
She can use constructive interference to generate a wave with an amplitude of 3.5 m.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
She can use constructive interference to generate a wave with an amplitude of 3.5 m.

Reason: Fully constructive interference gives 2 + 3 = 5 m, and fully destructive gives |3 − 2| = 1 m, so amplitudes between 1 m and 5 m are possible by choosing an appropriate phase difference. 3.5 m is in that range, so partial constructive interference can produce it.