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Chapter 35 Problem 105

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The two point sources in Fig. 35-61 emit coherent waves. Show that all curves (such as the one shown), over which the phase difference for rays r1 and r2 is a constant, are hyperbolas. (Hint:A constant phase difference implies a constant difference in length between r1 and r2.)

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Title Fundamentals of Physics 10 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9781118230725

The two point sources in Fig. 35-61 emit coherent waves.

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