When Two Coherent Monochromatic Light Beams Of Intensities I And 4I Are Superimposed, What Are The Maximum And Minimum Possible Intensities In The Resulting Beams  

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Question

 

When two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are superimposed, what are the maximum and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beams

 

Solution

Correct option is

9I and I

 

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