Answer:
The width is [tex]Z = 0.0424 \ m[/tex]
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The width of the slit is [tex]d = 77.7 \mu m = 77.7 *10^{-6} \ m[/tex]
The wavelength of the light is [tex]\lambda = 721 \ nm[/tex]
The position of the screen is [tex]D = 2.83 \ m[/tex]
Generally angle at which the first minimum of the interference pattern the light occurs is mathematically represented as
[tex]\theta = sin ^{-1}[\frac{m \lambda}{d} ][/tex]
Where m which is the order of the interference is 1
substituting values
[tex]\theta = sin ^{-1}[\frac{1 *721*10^{-9}}{ 77.7*10^{-6}} ][/tex]
[tex]\theta = 0.5317 ^o[/tex]
Now the width of first minimum of the interference pattern is mathematically evaluated as
[tex]Y = D sin \theta[/tex]
substituting values
[tex]Y = 2.283 * sin (0.5317)[/tex]
[tex]Y = 0.02 12 \ m[/tex]
Now the width of the pattern's central maximum is mathematically evaluated as
[tex]Z = 2 * Y[/tex]
substituting values
[tex]Z = 2 * 0.0212[/tex]
[tex]Z = 0.0424 \ m[/tex]
