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posted by  Gorilla :) on 4/7/2008 10:25:57 AM  |  status: Live  

Having trouble with a calculation

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Algebra Based Physics Physics (7th) by Cutnell, Johnson 27 22
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Distance of the screen from the slit  D = 0.62 m
wave length λ = 539 nm = 539 * 10 -9 m
The width of the central fringe  y = 0.055 m
                    
from fig  tan θ = ( y / 2 ) / D
friom this wefind  θ  value
we know condition for 1 st minimum is   d sin θ = λ
from this width of the slit  d = λ / sin θ
substitue values weget  d  value
Keep getting the wrong value! any help would be appreciated
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posted by JAWS on 4/7/2008 10:47:39 AM  |  status: Live
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y/2 = .0275
 
tanθ=y/2/d
 
Sub in values
Answer: 23.92 degrees
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