Hydrogen Emission Spectra Wavelength

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Homework Statement



A transmission diffraction grating with 528 lines/mm is used to study the line spectrum of the light produced by a hydrogen discharge tube. The grating is 1.3m from the source (behind a hole in the center of a meter stick). An observer sees the first-order red line at a distance y=0.481063m from the hole.

Calculate the wavelength of the red line in the hydrogen spectra. (do not use small angle approximation) answer in units of m.


Homework Equations



dsin[tex]\theta[/tex]=m[tex]\lambda[/tex]

The Attempt at a Solution



I'm missing the d and the [tex]\lambda[/tex].So I have two variables and I really don't see any way to sub in for them.
 
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