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Two waves with amplitudes of 52 units and 98 units come together. Their amplitude, which is measured at a specific point and time, is 46 units. What wave behavior explains this value?
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Two waves with amplitudes of 52 units and 98 units come together. Their amplitude, which is measured at a specific point and time, is 46 units. What wave behavior explains this value?

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its a destructive interference


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The amplitudes are subtracting which is when one has a peak (high point) and one has a trough (low point)  This cancellation is called destructive interference
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