College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780321879721
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 3P
A point source of light illuminates an aperture 2.00 m away. A 12.0-cm-wide bright patch of light appears on a screen 1.00 m behind the aperture. How wide is the aperture?
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College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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