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What is constructive and destructive interference? In your own words.

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When the lines (representing peaks) pass over each other, constructive interference occurs. To put it another way, when two waves are in phase, they constructively interfere. When two waves are entirely out of phase (a peak lies in the middle of two waves), destructive interference ensues.

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