Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 36 - Diffraction - Problems - Page 1109: 6a

Answer

$ \theta \approx0.430^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

For this problem, we can solve for the angle, $\theta$, using simple right-triangle geometry with the two given distances. $\sin \theta \approx y/D$ where D is the distance to the screen and y is the distance to the minima. Therefore; $ \theta \approx \arcsin y/D$ $ \theta \approx \arcsin 0.0150m/2.00m$ $ \theta \approx0.430^{\circ}$
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