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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Wave Optics

Question:

Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are superposed. The maximum and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam are

Options:

5I and I

5I and 3I

9I and I

9I and 3I

Correct Answer:

9I and I

Explanation:

$I_{\max }=\left(\sqrt{I_1}+\sqrt{I_2}\right)^2=(\sqrt{I}+\sqrt{4 I})^2=9 I$

$I_{\min }=\left(\sqrt{I_1}-\sqrt{I_2}\right)^2=(\sqrt{I}-\sqrt{4 I})^2=I$