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Transcribed Image Text:14. GP Monochromatic light of wavelength A is incident
on a pair of slits separated by 2.40 × 10-4 m, and forms
an interference pattern on a screen placed 1.80 m away
from the slits. The first-order bright fringe is 4.52 mm
from the center of the central maximum. (a) Draw a
picture, labeling the angle 0 and the legs of the right
triangle associated with the first-order bright fringe.
(b) Compute the tangent of the angle 0 associated with
the first-order bright fringe. (c) Find the angle corre-
sponding to the first-order bright fringe and compute
the sine of that angle. Are the sine and tangent of the
angle comparable in value? Does your answer always
hold true? (d) Calculate the wavelength of the light.
(e) Compute the angle of the fifth-order bright fringe.
(f) Find its position on the screen.
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