Compute the width of the central maximum

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Light of wavelength 550 nm falls on a 0.50 mm wide slit and forms a diffraction pattern on a screen 1.7 m away.

(a) Find the position of the first dark band on each side of the central maximum.

(b) Find the width of the central maximum.

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