Each Pattern Shown Below Would Appear on a Screen When

question 43

Multiple Choice

Each pattern shown below would appear on a screen when monochromatic light of wavelength λ first passes through a narrow slit of width a and then strikes a screen.The darkest areas on the page represent the brightest areas on the screen.In which case does the slit have the narrowest width?

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Numerical Coefficient

The numerical factor in a term.

Like Terms

Terms in an algebraic expression that have the same variables raised to the same power, and therefore can be combined.

Simplify

To make something less complicated or easier to understand, often by reducing it to its basic components.

Collect Like Terms

The process of simplifying mathematical expressions by combining terms with the same variables.