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Chapter 11.2, Problem 3fT
Consider point B, the first maximum to the left of the center of the screen.
Suppose that the two slits are separated by 0.2 mm, that the screen is 1.2 m away from the slits, and that the distance from the center of the pattern (point C) to point B is 3.6 mm.
Use this information to determine the
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