1. The result of combining two tones with the same frequency and phase is a louder tone.

    10 sin(200 t)

    Missing Graphic

  2. 2 sin(205 t) cos(10 t)

    Missing Graphic

    The result of combining two tones of different frequencies is a beat.

  3. sin(200 t) + cos(200 t)

    Missing Graphic

  4. sin(200 t) + sin(400 t)

    Missing Graphic

  5. sin(2 pi t) + sin(2 pi t + 0.2 pi)

    Missing Graphic

    The result of combining two tones that are just slightly out-of-phase is a very strong signal of the same amplitude and frequency.

  6. sin(2 pi t) + sin(2 pi t + 0.02 pi)

    Missing Graphic

    The result of combining two tones that are just slightly out-of-phase is a very strong signal of the same amplitude and frequency.

  7. sin(2 pi t) + sin(2 pi t + 0.5 pi)

    Missing Graphic

  8. sin(2 pi t) + sin(2 pi t + pi)

    Missing Graphic

    The result of combining two tones that are 180 degrees out-of-phase is the zero signal.


Copyright c 1997 by Frank Wattenberg, Department of Mathematics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717