A hunter at distance of 0.16 km aims to shoot two squirrels sitting 10 cm apart on the same branch of a tree. He claims he can do this without the help of a telescope sight on his rifle. The wavelength of light in a vacuum is 498 nm. Determine the diameter of the pupils of his eyes that would be required to resolve the squirrels as separate objects. O A.2.22 x 10-4 m B.5.32 x 10-4 m OC.6.81 x 10-4 m O D.9.54 x 10-4 m

A hunter at distance of 0.16 km aims to shoot two squirrels sitting 10 cm apart on the same branch of a tree. He claims he can do this without the help of a telescope sight on his rifle. The wavelength of light in a vacuum is 498 nm. Determine the diameter of the pupils of his eyes that would be required to resolve the squirrels as separate objects. O A.2.22 x 10-4 m B.5.32 x 10-4 m OC.6.81 x 10-4 m O D.9.54 x 10-4 m

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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Chapter34: Maxwell’s Equations And Electromagnetic Waves

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