//Example 2.4 // Angular width & linear width of central maxima clc; clear; //given data : w=589D-9;// wavelength of light used in m D=1;// screen is placed at distance in m a=.1D-3;//slit width in m theta=asin(w/a);//half angular width in radian angle=2*theta;// angular width in radian disp(angle,"Angular width of central maxima in radian") y=D*angle;// linear width of central maxima in m y=y*100;// to convert in cm disp(y,"linear width of central maxima in cm")