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A monochromatic plane wave of speed and wavelength is diffracted at a small aperture. The diagram illustrates successive wavefronts. After what time will some portion of the wavefront reach ?

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Distance between successive wave fringes is a wavelength .
So path difference from to is
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So path difference from to is
Time taken :
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