College Physics: A Strategic Approach Plus Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition) (What's New in Astronomy & Physics)

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ISBN: 9780134641492

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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