The rule that overlapping waves add is called the principle of:
ASuppression
BSuperposition
CSupersession
DSupervision
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Superposition
1. Each pulse moves as if the other were absent.
2. Their displacements simply add.
3. It is the principle of superposition.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Physics, Ch 14 'Waves'_
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