Three coherent point sources S1, S2 and Sa are placed on a line perpendicular to the screen as shown in the figure. The wavelength of the light emitted by the sources is 2. The distance between adjacent sources is d = 32. The distance of S2 from the screen is D (>>2). Find the minimum(non zero) distance x of a point P on the screen at which complete darkness is obtained. Screen D >> d X S1 S2 S3 d d (B). (C) 4√5D (D) 4√2D 7 (A) 2√2D 7 √17D 8
Three coherent point sources S1, S2 and Sa are placed on a line perpendicular to the screen as shown in the figure. The wavelength of the light emitted by the sources is 2. The distance between adjacent sources is d = 32. The distance of S2 from the screen is D (>>2). Find the minimum(non zero) distance x of a point P on the screen at which complete darkness is obtained. Screen D >> d X S1 S2 S3 d d (B). (C) 4√5D (D) 4√2D 7 (A) 2√2D 7 √17D 8
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