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Problem
For two narrow coherent slits separated by a distance
d
d
d
, the exact path difference
Δ
x
\Delta x
Δ
x
between the light waves reaching a point
P
P
P
on a distant screen at an angle
θ
\theta
θ
from the central line is a)
d
θ
d\,\theta
d
θ
b)
d
tan
θ
d\,\tan\theta
d
tan
θ
c)
d
sin
θ
d\,\sin\theta
d
sin
θ
d)
d
2
sin
θ
\dfrac{d}{2}\,\sin\theta
2
d
sin
θ
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