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What happens when the crests of two waves overlap

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Energy of the waves are redistributed to form a resultant wave with amplitude given by the summation of individual wave's amplitude.
If the two waves are of same frequency, speed and amplitude and travelling in opposite direction den stationary waves are form.
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