Two sound waves (expressed in $CGS$ units) given by ${y_1} = 0.3\sin \frac{{2\pi }}{\lambda }(vt - x)$ and ${y_2} = 0.4\sin \frac{{2\pi }}{\lambda }(vt - x + \theta )$ interfere. The resultant amplitude at a place where phase difference is $\pi /2$ will be .... $ cm$
  • A$0.7$
  • B$0.1$
  • C$0.5$
  • D$\frac{1}{{10}}\sqrt 7 $
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