Wave Interference

How can two waves combine to produce reinforcement, cancellation, or anything in between?

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How can two waves combine to produce reinforcement, cancellation, or anything in between?

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Waves in phase tend toward constructive interference, while a phase difference of π between equal-amplitude sinusoidal waves produces complete destructive interference in the ideal case.