Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 28 - Physical Optics: Interference and Diffraction - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 1003: 2

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(a) We know that $ m=\frac{l_2-l_1}{\lambda}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $ m=\frac{130m}{26m}=5$ We have obtained the value as an integer, hence the interference is constructive. (b) We know that $ m=\frac{l_2-l_1}{\lambda}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $ m=\frac{91.0cm}{26.0cm}=3.5$ Since the value we have obtained contains a decimal point, the interference is destructive.
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