Double-Slit Interference: Two radio antennas are 120 m apart on a north-south line. The two antennas radiate in phase at a frequency of 5.6 MHz. All radio measurements are made far from the antennas. What is the smallest angle, reckoned north of east from midway between the antennas, at which destructive interference of the two radio waves occurs? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)
A. 13°
B. 6.4°
C. 9.7°
D. 16°
E. 19°
Answer: A
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