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Homework Statement
Light from a He-Ne laser ([itex]\lambda[/itex] = 632.8nm) strikes a pair of slits at normal incidence, forming a double-slit interference pattern on a screen located 1.50 from the slits. The figure shows the interference pattern observed on the screen
What is the slit separation?
Homework Equations
d*sin([itex]\theta[/itex]) = m*sin([itex]\lambda[/itex])
y = L*sin([itex]\theta[/itex])
The Attempt at a Solution
I know i can solve this problem if i just find sin([itex]\theta[/itex]) but this is where I'm getting stuck.
Also, does the diagram tell me anything important? i thought maybe by dividing the 23mm by 4, i could get y (the distance between each bright fringe) but that proved to be fruitless when i tried solving for sinθ using 0.023/4 = 1.5sinθ but that didn't give me the correct answer for d.
nevermind. i figured this out.
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