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Hi. Can someone please show me how to do the following problem? Thank you.

"Diffraction also occurs with sound waves. Consider 1600 Hz sound waves diffracted by a door that is 79 cm wide. What is the angle between the two first-order diffraction minima?"

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This solution is provided in 54 words and attached in both .doc and .pdf format. It uses a diagram to further understanding of the problem and calculates wavelength and frequency to find angle.

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