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MHT CET 2026 (14 May, Shift 2) · Superposition, Coherence & Intensity

Superposition, Coherence & Intensity question from MHT CET 2026 (14 May, Shift 2)

Q8MHT CET 2026 · 14 MAY · SHIFT 2Medium

Superposition, Coherence & Intensity

Interference fringes are produced on a screen by using two light sources of intensities I and 9I. The phase difference between the beams is π2\frac{\pi}{2}, at point P and π\pi at point Q on the screen. The difference between the resultant intensities at points P and Q is (cos⁡π2=0,cos⁡π=−1)\left(\cos\frac{\pi}{2} = 0, \cos\pi = -1\right)

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Answer: (c)

  1. I=I1+I2+2I1I2cos⁡ϕI = I_1 + I_2 + 2\sqrt{I_1 I_2}\cos\phi, with 2I⋅9I=6I2\sqrt{I \cdot 9I} = 6I.
  2. At PP (ϕ=π/2\phi = \pi/2): IP=I+9I+0=10II_P = I + 9I + 0 = 10I.
  3. At QQ (ϕ=π\phi = \pi): IQ=10I−6I=4II_Q = 10I - 6I = 4I.
  4. IP−IQ=6II_P - I_Q = 6I. So the answer is (c) 6I6I.
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