// Scilab Code Ex2.21: : Page-2.16 (2009) clc; clear; lambda = 6000e-008; // Wavelength of light used, cm D = 100; // Distance between slits and the screen, cm b = 0.05; // Fringe width of the interfernce pattern due to biprism, cm d = lambda*D/b; // Distance between coherent sources, cm printf("\nThe distance between coherent sources = %3.1f mm", d/1e-01); // Result // The distance between coherent sources = 1.2 mm