like what is 60hz plus 100hz? 160hz?
2006-11-21 01:31:11 · 2 answers · asked by john 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
By definition, something that has a defined frequency has a period. For the purposes of electricity, alternating current occurs as a sine wave pattern.
This means that the value of a 60 Hz signal added to a 100 Hz signal gives a waveform that is the compound of the two. Basically, it would appear to be a 160 Hz signal superimposed on a 40 Hz carrier.
The correct way to determine a value for the signal at any given point in time is to add the values of the two curves based on their frequency ... X sin (pi/3) + Y sin (pi/1.8), where X and Y are the amplitudes of the original two waveforms (X fo 60 Hz, Y for 100 Hz).
2006-11-21 03:17:49 · answer #1 · answered by CanTexan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the result is more messy than that as you will get the sum and the difference. So the result will be a mixture of 40 Hz and 160 Hz.
2006-11-21 09:42:25 · answer #2 · answered by deflagrated 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋