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Usjes
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Hi,
I am trying to figure out what the result is when adding two sinusoids of the same frequency but with different phase and amplitudes. Specifically I want to know if the result is always another sinusoid of the same frequency. For the case of the the same amplitude I have:
cos(wt) + cos(wt+phi) = 2.cos(wt+phi/2).cos(phi/2) ... this follows from the trig. identity:
cos(A)+cos(B) = 2.cos[(A+B)/2].cos[(A-B)/2]
So the addition of two sinusoids of the same frequency and amplitude will always give a sinusoid of the same frequency. What about the more general case:
cos(wt) + k.cos(wt+phi) where k is a constant. Will the result here also always be a sinusoid of frequency w ? Intuitively I think so, but I havn't been able to derive an expression for the phase and amplitude.
Does anyone know ?
Thanks.
I am trying to figure out what the result is when adding two sinusoids of the same frequency but with different phase and amplitudes. Specifically I want to know if the result is always another sinusoid of the same frequency. For the case of the the same amplitude I have:
cos(wt) + cos(wt+phi) = 2.cos(wt+phi/2).cos(phi/2) ... this follows from the trig. identity:
cos(A)+cos(B) = 2.cos[(A+B)/2].cos[(A-B)/2]
So the addition of two sinusoids of the same frequency and amplitude will always give a sinusoid of the same frequency. What about the more general case:
cos(wt) + k.cos(wt+phi) where k is a constant. Will the result here also always be a sinusoid of frequency w ? Intuitively I think so, but I havn't been able to derive an expression for the phase and amplitude.
Does anyone know ?
Thanks.