Single Slit Problems: Calculate Width of Central Maximum

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Homework Statement



A 0.42 -mm-diameter hole is illuminated by light of wavelength 510nm. What is the width (in mm) of the central maximum on a screen 1.8m behind the slit?

Homework Equations



f=λx/s

The Attempt at a Solution



I tried two answers, 4.4mm and 2.2mm and they are both wrong. Any suggestions?
 
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Plasmosis1 said:
I tried two answers, 4.4mm and 2.2mm and they are both wrong. Any suggestions?
Please show how you got those answers. It is hard to guess what you did wrong otherwise.
 
Plasmosis1 said:

Homework Statement



A 0.42 -mm-diameter hole is illuminated by light of wavelength 510nm. What is the width (in mm) of the central maximum on a screen 1.8m behind the slit?

Homework Equations



f=λx/s

The Attempt at a Solution



I tried two answers, 4.4mm and 2.2mm and they are both wrong. Any suggestions?

It is not the correct formula for a hole. See your other thread.

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