Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Interference

Interference — practice question

Two loudspeakers are positioned close together and are directed in the same direction. A microphone linked to an oscilloscope is then moved along a line at some distance from the loudspeakers, as illustrated. Which statement about the waves produced by the loudspeakers is not a necessary condition for the microphone to find a fixed point on the line where no sound is heard?

  • AThe waves must be emitted in phase.
  • BThe waves must be emitted with a similar amplitude.
  • CThe waves must have the same frequency.
  • DThe waves must have the same wavelength.

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