Answer:
The distance is [tex]D = 2.6 \ m[/tex]
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The wavelength of the light is [tex]\lambda = 476.1 \ nm = 476.1 *10^{-9} \ m[/tex]
The distance between the slit is [tex]d = 0.29 \ mm = 0.29 *10^{-3} \ m[/tex]
The between the first and second dark fringes is [tex]y = 4.2 \ mm = 4.2 *10^{-3} \ m[/tex]
Generally fringe width is mathematically represented as
[tex]y = \frac{\lambda * D }{d}[/tex]
Where D is the distance of the slit to the screen
Hence
[tex]D = \frac{y * d}{\lambda }[/tex]
substituting values
[tex]D = \frac{ 4.2 *10^{-3} * 0.29 *10^{-3}}{ 476.1 *10^{-9} }[/tex]
[tex]D = 2.6 \ m[/tex]
