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Question
Draw a schematic sketch showing how amplitude modulated signal is obtained by superposing a modulating signal over a sinusoidal carrier wave.
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Solution
Amplitude modulated signal is obtained by superposing a modulating signal over a sinusoidal carrier wave is shown in the figure given below
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