Two coherent microwave beams of identical wavelength reach a detector by different…

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Problem

Two coherent microwave beams of identical wavelength λ\lambda reach a detector by different paths that differ in length by 1.5 λ1.5\,\lambda. Describe whether the resulting interference at the detector is constructive or destructive, and state the reasoning in one sentence.

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