Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Page 1074: 11d

Answer

All three situations have equal brightness.

Work Step by Step

We found that the phase difference is: $~~(a)~ 1.70~~~ (b)~ 1.70~~~ (c)~ 1.30$ Maximum brightness occurs when the waves are exactly in phase, that is, when the phase difference is an integer multiple of $\lambda$. Since all three cases have a difference of $0.30$ from an integer multiple of $\lambda$, all three situations have equal brightness.
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