Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Communication

Question:

A message signal of frequency wm is superposed on a carrier wave of frequency wc to get an amplitude modulated wave (AM). What will be the frequency of the AM wave ?

Options:

wm

wc

\(\frac{w_{m} + w_{c}}{2}\)

\(\frac{w_{m} - w_{c}}{2}\)

Correct Answer:

wc

Explanation:

In AM the frequency of the modulated wave is equal to the frequency of the carrier wave.