Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Page 1075: 24e

Answer

The phase difference is $~~1.71$

Work Step by Step

We can find the distance from $S_1$ to $x_p$: $d_1 = \sqrt{(9.00~\lambda)^2+(20.0~\lambda)^2}$ $d_1 = 21.93~\lambda$ We can find the distance from $S_2$ to $x_p$: $d_2 = \sqrt{(3.00~\lambda)^2+(20.0~\lambda)^2}$ $d_2 = 20.22~\lambda$ We can find the path length difference: $d_1-d_2 = 1.71~\lambda$ The phase difference is $~~1.71~~$ as a multiple of $\lambda$
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