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The ratio of intensity at the centre of a bright fringe to the intensity at a point distance one-fourth of the distance between two successive bright fringes will be
PhysicsWave OpticsBITSATBITSAT 2017
Options:
  • A 4
  • B 3
  • C 2
  • D 1
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 2

Intensity at centre of bright fringe,

I0=I+I+2II·cos0

I0=2I+2I     cos0°=1

=4I

Similarly Intensity at point P4

(with phase difference =2π4=π2)

I'=I+I+2IIcosπ2

=2I+2II×0

=2I

 I0I'=4I2I=2

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