// Scilab code Ex5.29: Pg:236 (2008) clc;clear; Lambda = 6e-05; // Wavelength of the light, cm NA = 0.12; // numerical aperture x = Lambda/(2*NA); // Minimum resolvable distance between two nearby objects RP = 1/x; // Resolving power of a microscope printf("\nThe resolving power of the microscope = %4d ", RP); // Result // The resolving power of the microscope = 4000