Coherent and Incoherent Addition of Waves

Author:Embibe Experts
12th Manipur Board
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Important Questions on Coherent and Incoherent Addition of Waves

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A transmitting antenna at the top of a tower has a height 32 m and the height of the receiving antenna is 50 m. What is the maximum distance between two such antenna for satisfactory communication in line-of-sight (LOS) mode? Given the radius of earth is 6.4×106m.

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Prove that the superposition of two waves from two coherent sources having displacements y1=a sinωt and y2=a sinωt+ϕ at a point produce the resultant intensity I=4a2cos2ϕ2.