clc //to calculate diameter //the difference of (n+p)th and nth dark ring is Dn+p^2-Dn^2=4nRlambda N=12 //where N=n+p n=4 D12=0.7 //diameter of 12th dark ring in cm D4=0.4 //diameter of 4th dark ring in cm //D12^2-D4^2=4pRlambda where p=8 ----eq(1) //D20^2-D4^2=4pRlambda where p=16 -----eq(2) //divide eq(2) by eq(1) ,we get D20=sqrt((2*D12^2)-D4^2) disp("the diameter of 20th dark ring is D20="+string(D20)+"cm")