Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Interference

Interference — practice question

Noise reduction headphones create their own sound waves to cancel external sound waves. Inside the headphones, a microphone detects waves of one frequency. A loudspeaker in the headphones then emits a wave with that same frequency but at a different phase. What phase difference is there between the external sound wave and the wave produced by the loudspeaker in the headphones?

  • A$90^{\circ}$
  • B$180^{\circ}$
  • C$270^{\circ}$
  • D$360^{\circ}$

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