Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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Author: Peter S. Shaffer, Lillian C. McDermott
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Chapter 11.3, Problem 1aT
Red light from a distant point source is incident on two very narrow identical slits,
The magnified view shows the path from slit
On the magnified view:
• Draw an arrow to show the direction fromslit
• Identified and label the line segment of length
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