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Introductory Physics Volume Two

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140 Wave Optics 7.2<br />

-A 0 A<br />

φ = 0<br />

φ = π/4<br />

φ = 2π/4<br />

φ = 3π/4<br />

φ = 4π/4<br />

φ = 5π/4<br />

φ = 6π/4<br />

φ = 7π/4<br />

φ = 8π/4<br />

The actual value of the displacement (x) is the amplitude of the oscillation<br />

times the cosine of the phase angle.<br />

Displacement = Amplitude × cos φ<br />

x = A cos φ

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