Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 36 - Diffraction - Problems - Page 1109: 13a

Answer

$ \theta =0.18^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

For this problem, we can use right triangle trigonometry with the given distance to the screen, d, and the distance to the point on the wall, y. $\sin \theta = y/d$ $ \theta =\arcsin y/d$ $ \theta =\arcsin (0.011m/3.5m)$ $ \theta =0.18^{\circ}$
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