Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)

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Chapter 33 - Wave Optics - Exercises and Problems - Page 955: 5

Answer

$L = 1.3~m$

Work Step by Step

From the graph, we can see that the fringe spacing is $\Delta y = \frac{1~cm}{3} = 0.33~cm$ We can find the distance to the screen: $\Delta y = \frac{\lambda~L}{d}$ $L = \frac{\Delta y~d}{\lambda}$ $L = \frac{(0.33\times 10^{-2}~m)(0.25\times 10^{-3}~m)}{630\times 10^{-9}~m}$ $L = 1.3~m$
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