//Example 1.4 clc(); clear; //To calculate thickness of plate //t=(n*lamda)/(u-u1) n=5 u=1.7 u1=1.4 lamda=4800 //units in armstrongs lamda=lamda*10^-10 //units in mts t=(n*lamda)/(u-u1) //units in mts printf("Thickness of glass plate is %.6fmts",t) //In text book the answer is printed wrong as 8*10^-8 mts //the correct answer is 8*10^-6 mts