A point on the third nodal line from the center of an interference pattern is 37.0 cm from one source and 33.7 cm from the other. The sources are 13.6 cm apart and vibrate in phase at 7.3 Hz. Calculate the wavelength of the waves, in cm.

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Diffraction of light

In physics, the term diffraction is defined as the bending of light around the corners of the obstacle. As a light ray passes by an aperture, it bends around the edges or through slits, it spreads out through a narrow opening. The diffracted light will produce fringes of bright and dark or colored bands which are labeled as a diffraction pattern.