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Two waves are superposed. One wave has an amplitude of 3 cm, and the other has an amplitude of 4 cm. What is the resultant amplitude?
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Two waves are superposed. One wave has an amplitude of 3 cm, and the other has an amplitude of 4 cm. What is the resultant amplitude?

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7 cm

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Superposition is a principle in physics. Applied to waves, it states that the amplitude of two superposed waves is the sum of the amplitudes of the two individual waves. Then the resultant amplitude of these two waves is 4 cm + 3 cm = 7 cm.
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