Light incident on a grating for spectroscopy

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Homework Statement


if light incident on a grating makes an angle phi with the normal of the grating, show that the equation m(lambda)=d(sin(theta)) becomes m(lambda)=d[sin(theta-phi)+sin(phi)]

Homework Equations



m(lambda)=d(sin(theta)) d=spacing of slits, theta=angle displaced from normal of the grating
m(lambda)=d[sin(theta-phi)+sin(phi)]

The Attempt at a Solution


I've been working on trying to get a solution to this equation for quite some time now, and the only thing that makes sense is the equation m(lambda)=d*sin(theta-phi). don't know where +sin(phi) comes from.
 
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I don't get either of those answers!
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