Phase Difference between two waves from antennas

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The discussion revolves around calculating the phase difference between radio waves from two antennas broadcasting at 96.0 MHz, separated by 12.40m. An observer is positioned 55.0m from antenna A, forming a right triangle with the antennas. The participant attempts to find the path lengths AP and BP but struggles with determining the path length difference without knowing the distance between maxima. They correctly identify the path length difference as 1.4m but face challenges in converting this distance into radians using the wavelength of 3.125m. The key issue is a misunderstanding of how to apply the wavelength in the phase difference calculation.
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Homework Statement


Two antennas located at points A and B are broadcasting radio waves of frequency 96.0 MHz, perfectly in phase with each other. The two antennas are separated by a distance d=12.40m. An observer, P, is located on the x axis, a distance x=55.0m from antenna A, so that APB forms a right triangle with PB as hypotenuse. What is the phase difference between the waves arriving at P from antennas A and B? Use units of "rad" for the answer. (If you are stuck, read the hint.)


Homework Equations


1 wavelength = 2pi radians
m * lambda / distance between slits = distance between maxima (y) / Distance to screen
c/f = lambda

The Attempt at a Solution


First, I converted 96MHz to wavelengths, = 3.125 m
Then, I wanted to find the pathlength of AP and the pathlength of BP, but I don't know how to do this without knowing the distance between maxima (y). If I had y, I could find the value of the order (m), and then I would know the pathlength difference. How do I solve for this?

Finally, I will convert the pathlength distance to radians with the above formula. I just don't understand how to get the pathlength distance.
 

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I know that AP = 55m and BP = 56.4m, I just don't know how to find the wavelength of pathlength difference
 
So I know the difference in the paths is 1.4m, but when I multiply that by the wavelength, (3.125m), and convert to radians it is wrong.
 
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