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A two-slit pattern is viewed on a screen 1.20 m from the slits. If the two third-order minima are 24.0 cm apart, what is the width of the central bright fringe?

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A two-slit pattern is viewed on a screen 1.20 m from the slits. If the two third-order minima are 24.0 cm apart, what is the width of the central bright fringe?
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