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When two displacements represented by and are superimposed, the motion is:
not a simple harmonic
simple harmonic with amplitude a/b
simple harmonic with amplitude
simple harmonic with amplitude (a+b)/2
The superposition of two simple harmonic motions (SHM) with the same angular frequency results in a new simple harmonic motion. The resultant displacement is the sum of the individual displacements: Using the trigonometric identity , we see that the two waves have a phase difference of . The resultant amplitude for the superposition of two waves with amplitudes and and phase difference is given by: Substituting (since ): Thus, the resulting motion is simple harmonic with an amplitude of . This concept is consistent with the principles of phasor addition used in analyzing AC circuits and oscillations .
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