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Calculate the path difference between the two waves, which is .15m. Now use the wavelength from part b and divide the path difference with it.papers.xtremepapers.com/CIE/Cambridge%20International%20A%20and%20AS%20Level/Physics%20(9702)/9702_s13_qp_21.pdf
Q5 (c) how do we know that a maxima is observed at point P?
.15/0.025 = 6 waves. This means that wave S2 has travelled 6 complete oscillations more than S1 before reaching the screen. Furthermore, as the number is a whole number, we know that there will be constructive interference. Thus there is a maxima at P.
You can also calculate this by dividing the paths of both the waves with the wavelength. One would be 30, the other 36