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Obtain an enlargement of the diagram at right that shows the wavefronts for the case in which the distance between the centers of the slits is
For this situation, which values of
At how many points along the line X—X' in the diagram above is there (1) complete destructive interference and (2) maximum constructive interference? Mark the approximate locations of all of these points on the diagram above, and label each point with the corresponding value of
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