Answer:
The distance is [tex]D = 0.000712 \ m[/tex]
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The wavelength of the light source is [tex]\lambda = 700 \ nm = 700 *10^{-9} \ m[/tex]
The distance from a pin hole is [tex]x = 9\ m[/tex]
The diameter of the pin hole is [tex]d = 1.2 \ mm = 0.0012 \ m[/tex]
Generally the distance which the light source need to be in order for their diffraction patterns to be resolved by Rayleigh's criterion is
mathematically represented as
[tex]D = \frac{1.22 \lambda }{d }[/tex]
substituting values
[tex]D = \frac{1.22 * 700 *10^{-9} }{ 0.0012 }[/tex]
[tex]D = 0.000712 \ m[/tex]
