How far behind the pinhole should you place the viewing screen?

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To determine the distance behind the pinhole for the viewing screen, the half angular width of the central maximum is calculated using the formula lambda/d, where lambda is the wavelength (633 nm) and d is the pinhole diameter (0.12 mm). The relationship between the half angle, the radius of the central maximum (0.5 cm), and the distance to the screen is also utilized. The calculations involve converting units for consistency and solving for the distance x. The initial attempts at solving the equation led to incorrect results, indicating a need for careful unit conversion and application of the formulas. The final computed distance was approximately 0.95 meters, but further verification of the calculations is necessary.
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You want to photograph a circular diffraction pattern whose central maximum has a diameter of 1.0 cm. You have a helium-neon laser (lambda=633 nm) and a 0.12-mm-diameter pinhole.
How far behind the pinhole should you place the viewing screen?

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I'm not understanding how to go about doing this/starting this question
 
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Half angular width of the central maximum = lambda/d, where d is the slit width.
And half angle = radius of the central maximum/distance of the screen.
 
so I do 633 nm/1 cm --> of course I will convert to uniform units
and half angle is 0.5 cm/x

but how do I use these?
and should i be using the 1 cm or the .12 mm?
 
633*x^-9/0.12*10^-3 = 0.5*10^-2/x
 
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so I did that and it's not right. so then I tried using 0.12 x 10^-3 instead of 0.06x 10^3
and I solved for x, and it's not right...
 
x = 0.5*10^-2*0.12*10^-3/633*10^-9 = 0.95m
 
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