// Scilab Code Ex4.9 : Page-94 (2010) lambda = 550e-09; // Wavelength of light, m D = 20e-02; // Diameter of objective of telescope, m d = 6e+003; // Distance of two points from the objective of telescope, m theta = 1.22*lambda/D; // Angular separation between two points, rad x = theta*d; // Linear separation between two points, m printf("\nThe linear separation between two points = %5.2f mm", x/1e-03); // Result // The linear separation between two points = 20.13 mm