The intensity ratio of the maxima and minima in an interference pattern is 100 : 4. The amplitudes of the interfering waves are in the ratio
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Answer:
I
min
I
max
=
1
36
⇒
(a−b)
2
(a+b)
2
=
1
36
⇒
a−b
a+b
=
1
6
⇒a+b=6a−6b
⇒5a=7b⇒
b
a
=
5
7
a:b=7:5
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