JEE Main 2012 — Wave Optics Question with Solution
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Question
In Young's double slit experiment, one of the slit is wider than other, so that the amplitude of the light from one slit is double of that from other slit. If be the maximum intensity, the resultant intensity I when they interfere at phase difference is given by
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Correct answer
D
Step-by-step explanation
Let
If amplitude of resultant wave is then
For maximum intensity,
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