Problem 2Fringes are observed due to monochromatic light in a Michelson interfer-ometer. When the movable mirror is translated by 0.073 mm, a shift of 300fringes is observed. What is the wavelength of the light? What displacementof the fringe system takes place when a flake of glass of index 1.51 and0.005 mm thickness is placed in one arm of the interferometer? (Assumethat the light beam is normal to the glass surface.)

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