Problem 10 You live next to two hills spaced 5.0 km apart. These hills act like a single slit for your favorite AM radio station (KPAT) which uses a 1400 kHz radio wave. If you live 10 km away from the hills, how wide is the central area over which you can reliably pick up the station?

Problem 10 You live next to two hills spaced 5.0 km apart. These hills act like a single slit for your favorite AM radio station (KPAT) which uses a 1400 kHz radio wave. If you live 10 km away from the hills, how wide is the central area over which you can reliably pick up the station?

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The word "constructive" signifies addition in interference. Constructive interference occurs when the path of the waves that start from the slit differs by 1 entire wavelength or in the intervals of the same. Hence, the waves that are presented on the screen are in phase (crest to crest/trough to trough). The waves interfering constructively forms bright fringes on the screen.

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