The equations of two waves are given by

$y_{1}=5 \sin 2 \pi(x-v t) \,c m\,$

$y_{2}=3 \sin 2 \pi(x-v t+1.5) \,c m$

These waves are simultaneously passing through a string. The amplitude of the resulting wave is.........$cm$

JEE MAIN 2022, Medium
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$A_{1}=5 \quad A_{2}=3$

$\Delta \theta=2 \pi(1.5)=3 \pi$

$A_{\text {net }}=\sqrt{A_{1}^{2}+A_{2}^{2}+2 A_{1} A_{2} \cos (3 \pi)}$

$=\left| A _{1}- A _{2}\right|$

$=2 \,cm$

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