Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
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Chapter 27, Problem 32P
(a)
To determine
The width of aperture.
(b)
To determine
The height of aperture.
(c)
To determine
Identify the longest dimension of central maxima.
(d)
To determine
Identify the longest dimension of aperture.
(e)
To determine
The relation between size of rectangular screen containing central maxim and rectangular aperture.
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