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If the waves coming out from two sources of light having intensities`I "and" 4I` undergo interference then the intensity at the points in the region of superposition where phase differece becomes `pi // 2` is

A

`I`

B

`3 I`

C

`5 I`

D

`(5I)/(2)`

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