How Do Sinusoidal Waves Interfere to Form a Resultant Wave?

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Two sinusoidal waves, identical except for phase, travel in the same direction along a string and interfere to produce a resultant wave given by y' (x, t) = (1.5 mm) sin(29x - 4.0t + 0.980 rad), with x in meters and t in seconds.
(a) What is the wavelength, λ, of the two waves?
m
(b) What is the phase difference between them?
rad
(c) What is their amplitude Y?
mm

sorry, but i have no idea how to do this problem. any help is greatly appreciated!
 
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Doesn't your textbook discuss traveling waves, and provide equations that would be relevant?
 

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