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JEE Main 27 July 2022, Shift 2, Physics Q46

Question 46 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 16 of 30, Section A.

Two coherent sources of light interfere. The intensity ratio of two sources is 1 : 4. For this interference pattern if the value of

\frac{I_{max}+I_{min}}{I_{max}-I_{min}}

is equal to

\frac{2\alpha+1}{\beta+3}

, then

\frac{\alpha}{\beta}

will be :

(1)1.5
(2)2Official answer
(3)0.5
(4)1

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter: Wave Optics
Topic: Young's Double Slit
Idea tested: Resultant Intensity Formula

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