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For two traveling waves, if the crest of one wave coincides with a trough of another, what type of interference occurs?

For two traveling waves, if the crest of one wave coincides with a trough of another, what type of interference occurs?
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For two traveling waves, if the crest of one wave coincides with a trough of another, what type of interference occurs?

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When crest of one wave interferes with the trough of other wave, the amplitude of the resultant wave formed is less. Hence the type of interference is destructive interference.
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