Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Page 1079: 90b

Answer

The interference there is fully destructive.

Work Step by Step

In part (a), we found that the phase difference at $P_2$ is $~~3.5~\lambda$ Note that this phase difference has the form $(m+0.5)~\lambda$, where $m$ is an integer. Therefore, the interference there is fully destructive.
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