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Grade 12th passWave Motion

Two White dots are 1 millimeter apart on a black paper they are viewed by eye of Pupil diameter 3 millimetre approximately what is the maximum distance at which these dots can be resolved by an eye

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
Dear student
y/D >= 1.22λ/ d
Dλ = 10–3 * 3 * 10–3/(1.22* 5 * 10–7)
= 30/6.1 = 5 m
Dmax = 5 m
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Arun (askIITians forum expert)