Waves that are emitted in phase from two sources will undergo destructive interference when the paths from the sources differ by

A)

an odd half-integer number of wavelengths.
B)

a whole integer number of wavelengths.
C)

an odd one-third-integer number of wavelengths.
D)

any quarter-integer number of wavelengths.
E)

none of the above.


A

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