Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities 4I and 9I are superimposed. The difference between the maximum and minimum intensities in the resulting interference pattern is
. The value of
is _______ .
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Calculate Maximum Intensity (
):

Substituting the values, we have:

Calculate Minimum Intensity (
):

Substituting the values, we have:

Calculate the Difference Between
Maximum and Minimum Intensities:

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