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In the figure below, PP and QQ are two equally intense coherent sources emitting radiation of wavelength 20m.20m. The separation between PP and QQ is 5m5m and the phase of PP is ahead of that of QQ by 90∘.A,B90^{\circ}.A,B and C are three distinct point of observation, each equidistant from the midpoint of PQ. The intensities of radiation at A,B,CA,B,C will be in the ratio :

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Answer: (B) 2:1:02:1:0

ΔPA=π2×202π−5=0soΔϕA=0\Delta {P}_{A}=\dfrac{\pi }{2}\times \dfrac{20}{2\pi }-5=0\text{so}\Delta {\phi }_{A}=0
ΔPB=π2×202π=5soΔϕB=π2\Delta {P}_{B}=\dfrac{\pi }{2}\times \dfrac{20}{2\pi }=5\text{so}\Delta {\phi }_{B}=\dfrac{\pi }{2}
ΔPC=5+5=10so∆ϕc=π\Delta {P}_{C}=5+5=10\text{so}∆\phi c=\pi
I=locos2Δϕ2I={locos}^{2}\dfrac{\Delta \phi }{2}
so
IA=I0{I}_{A}={I}_{0}
IB=I02{I}_{B}=\dfrac{{I}_{0}}{2}
Ic=0\text{Ic}=0
so
IA:IB:IC=2:1:0\text{IA}:{I}_{B}:{I}_{C}=2:1:0

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