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When the modulating signal controls the amplitude of a carrier wave, it is known as :

  • A.frequency modulation
  • B.amplitude modulation
  • C.phase modulation
  • D.pulse amplitude modulation

Answer: B

It is amplitude modulation.

In amplitude modulation the instantaneous amplitude of a high-frequency carrier is made to vary in step with the modulating (message) signal, while the carrier frequency stays fixed:

\[ s(t) = A_{c}[1 + \mu m(t)]\cos\omega_{c}t \]

In frequency modulation the message varies the carrier's frequency, and in phase modulation its phase, with the amplitude constant in both. Pulse amplitude modulation varies the heights of a train of pulses rather than the amplitude of a continuous carrier wave.

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