Answer:
[tex]x=4.906nm[/tex]
Explanation:
Data
wavelength: ∧=[tex]633nm[/tex] [tex]∧=0.633um[/tex]
slit: a=[tex]0.400mm[/tex] [tex]a= 400mm[/tex]
[tex]R=3.10m[/tex]
To find tita(angle):
sin(Tita)=∧/a
[tex]sin(tita)=\frac{0.633um}{400um} \\sin(Tita)=0.0015825\\Tita=sin^{-1} (0.0015825)[/tex]
Tita=0.09°
distance between the minima on either side:
[tex]x=R*tan(Tita)\\x=(3.10m)*tan(0.09)\\x=3.10m*0.0015825\\x=0.004906m\\x=4.906nm[/tex]