DIFFRACTION PROBLEM (physics lab)

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One of my prelab problems for physics 3:

The Moon is about 4*10^8 m from the Earth and has a diameter of about 3.2*10^6 m. You want a radar antenna which just covers the Moon with the central spot of its diffraction pattern. If the radar wavelength is 10 cm, what is the diameter of the radar antenna?
 
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What equation or equations do you have that deal with diffraction?