Introduction to Electrodynamics 4e

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Chapter 9 - Section 1.2 - Waves in One Dimension - Problem - Page 393: 3

Answer

$$A_3 = \sqrt{(A_1)^2+(A_2)^2+2A_1A_2\cos(\delta_1-\delta_2)}$$ $$\delta_3 = \tan^{-1}\big (\frac{A_1\sin(\delta_1) + A_2\sin(\delta_2)}{A_1\cos(\delta_1)+A_2\cos(\delta_2)}\big )$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$A_3e^{\iota \delta_3} = A_1e^{\iota \delta_1} + A_2e^{\iota \delta_2} $$ Writing, $e^{i\theta} = \cos(\theta)+\iota \sin(\theta)$ $$A_3(\cos(\delta_3)+\iota \sin(\delta_3)) = A_1(\cos(\delta_1)+\iota \sin(\delta_1)) + A_2(\cos(\delta_2)+\iota \sin(\delta_2))$$ $$A_3\cos(\delta_3)+\iota A_3\sin(\delta_3) = (A_1(\cos(\delta_1)+A_2(\cos(\delta_2))+\iota (A_1\sin(\delta_1) + A_2\sin(\delta_2))$$ To Calculate $A_3$, Consider $$(A_3)^2 = (A_3e^{\iota \delta_3 })\cdot (A_3e^{-\iota \delta_3})$$ $$(A_3)^2 = (A_1e^{\iota \delta_1} + A_2e^{\iota \delta_2})\cdot (A_1e^{-\iota \delta_1} + A_2e^{-\iota \delta_2})$$ $$(A_3)^2 = A_1e^{\iota \delta_1}\cdot A_1e^{-\iota \delta_1}+A_1e^{\iota \delta_1}\cdot A_2e^{-\iota \delta_2}+A_2e^{\iota \delta_2}\cdot A_1e^{-\iota \delta_1}+A_2e^{\iota \delta_2}\cdot A_2e^{-\iota \delta_2}$$ $$(A_3)^2 = (A_1)^2+(A_2)^2+A_1A_2e^{\iota(\delta_1-\delta_2)}+A_1A_2e^{\iota(\delta_2-\delta_1)}$$ $$(A_3)^2 = (A_1)^2+(A_2)^2+A_1A_2e^{\iota(\delta_1-\delta_2)}+A_1A_2e^{-\iota(\delta_1-\delta_2)}$$ $$(A_3)^2 = (A_1)^2+(A_2)^2+A_1A_2(e^{\iota(\delta_1-\delta_2)}+e^{-\iota(\delta_1-\delta_2)})$$ Using the property that, $e^{\iota \theta}+e^{-\iota\theta} = 2\cos(\theta)$ $$(A_3)^2 = (A_1)^2+(A_2)^2+2A_1A_2\cos(\delta_1-\delta_2)$$ $$A_3 = \sqrt{(A_1)^2+(A_2)^2+2A_1A_2\cos(\delta_1-\delta_2)}$$ To calculate $\delta_3$, Consider: $$\tan(\delta_3) = \frac{A_3 \sin(\delta_3)}{A_3\cos(\delta_3)}$$ $$\tan(\delta_3) = \frac{A_1\sin(\delta_1) + A_2\sin(\delta_2)}{A_1\cos(\delta_1)+A_2\cos(\delta_2)}$$ $$\delta_3 = \tan^{-1}\big (\frac{A_1\sin(\delta_1) + A_2\sin(\delta_2)}{A_1\cos(\delta_1)+A_2\cos(\delta_2)}\big )$$
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