//Example 1.10 clc(); clear; //To find the diameter of the 20th dark ring D4=0.4 //units in cm D12=0.7 //units in cm //As we have (D20^2-D4^2)/(D12^2-D4^2)=(4*16)/(4*8) ans=(4*16)/(4*8) D20_2=(ans*((D12)^2-(D4)^2))+(D4)^2 //units in cm^2 D20=sqrt(D20_2) //units in cm printf("Diameter of the 20th dark ring is %.3fcm",D20)