A breakwater at the entrance to a harbor consists of a rock barrier with a 45.5-m-wide opening. Consider ocean waves with wavelength 21.7 m approach the opening straight on. 1) If the opening to the harbor acts just like a single-slit which diffracts the ocean waves entering it, what is the largest angle, in degrees relative to the incident direction, that a boat in the harbor would be protected from the wave action?

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A breakwater at the entrance to a harbor consists of a rock barrier with a 45.5-m-wide opening. Consider ocean waves with wavelength 21.7 m approach the opening straight on.

1) If the opening to the harbor acts just like a single-slit which diffracts the ocean waves entering it, what is the largest angle, in degrees relative to the incident direction, that a boat in the harbor would be protected from the wave action? 

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