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When two waves interfere completely destructively, what is true of the resultant wave?A. has a shorter wavelengthB. has a larger amplitude.c. has a smaller amplitude.D. has a longer wavelength.

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When two waves interefere destructively, the two waves cancel each other out. This results in a lower amplitude.

Therefore, when two waves interfere destructively, the resultant wave will have smaller amplitude.

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