Double Slit Question: Find Angular Separation for m=2, 412 nm, 349 l/mm

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Homework Statement



A grating with 349 lines/mm is illuminated with light of wavelength 412 nm What is the angular separation between the two lines formed in order m=2?


Homework Equations



[tex]\vartheta[/tex] = m[tex]\lambda[/tex]/d


The Attempt at a Solution



I did not know how to use this equation successfully since I did not have d. I do not know what the 349 lines/mm has to do with anything, so that is obviously what I'm missing. Help!
 
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This is not a "double slit" question, it is a diffraction grating question, for which there is an appropriate equation. (Not the one you give)
d is the separation between the lines in the grating and is calculated from the number of lines per mm that is given by a simple inverse relationship.
 
That's okay, in diffraction problems the same equation is used for a diffraction grating and the double slit . (You can click on the terms "diffraction grating" and "double slit", in that previous sentence, for more info.)

There are 349 line spacings in 1 mm. Therefore, the distance between 2 adjacent lines is ___?
 
1/349! So that is equal to d? I worked the problem out for [tex]\vartheta[/tex] and I'm getting like .28, the multiple choice answers are 26, 40, and 33[tex]^{o}[/tex]...