I am having trouble understanding the following multiple choicequestion. If some

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I am having trouble understanding the following multiple choicequestion. If someone could please provide me an explanation, I'dgreatly appreciate it. Thanks. -A

At the second maximum on either side of the central bright spot ina double-slit experiment, light from:
a. one slit travels twice as far as light from the other slit.
b. each slit travels the same distance.
c. one slit travels two wavelengths of light farther than lightfrom the other slit.
d. one slit travels one wavelength of light farther than light fromthe other slit.

Explanation / Answer

for 2 nd bright fringe path difference = 2 So, option ( c ) is correct

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