Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Interference - Questions - Page 1073: 5a

Answer

intermediate / closer to a maximum,$m=2.0$

Work Step by Step

We are given that two rays of light have a path-length difference of $2.2\lambda$. The closest multiple of $0.5\lambda$ we have is 2.0; therefore we have intermediate interference / closer to a maximum and we have $m=2.0$.
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