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Published on: August 11, 2026
Light from two coherent sources of the same amplitude 
and wavelength 
illuminate the screen. The intensity of the central maximum is 
. If the sources are incoherent, the intensity at the same point will be
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Let intensity of each source is 
, then intensity at central maxima 
(given).
So, 
When sources are incoherent, intensity at any point on screen
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