Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 36 - Diffraction - Problems - Page 1110: 19a

Answer

$L=19cm$

Work Step by Step

We are given all of the information needed to find the farthest distance a person can be from the wall, L, using equation (36-17). $L=\frac{Dd}{1.22 \lambda}$ where D is the diameter of the grains, d is the diameter of the lens, and lambda is the wavelength. Therefore; $L=\frac{Dd}{1.22 \lambda}$ $L=\frac{2*50*10^{-6}*1.5*10^{-3}}{1.22 *650*10^{-9}}$ $L=0.19m$ $L=19cm$
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