Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 28 - Physical Optics: Interference and Diffraction - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 1007: 75

Answer

$3.94m$

Work Step by Step

We know that $\theta=tan^{-1}(\frac{y}{L})$ $\theta=tan^{-1}(\frac{0.765m}{2.10})=20.01^{\circ}$ $\frac{\lambda}{d}=sin\theta$ $\frac{\lambda}{d}=sin(20.01^{\circ})=0.342$ For the second order $m=2$ $sin\theta=2(0.342)$ $\implies \theta=sin^{-1}[2(0.342)]$ $\theta=43.15^{\circ}$ Now, the linear distance for the second order maximum can be determined as $2y=2Ltan\theta$ $\implies 2y=2(2.10m)tan(43.15^{\circ})=3.94m$
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