//Example 5_5 clc(); clear; //To find the lattice parameter of lead theta=30 //units in degrees n=1 l=1.54*10^-10 //units in meters d=(n*l)/(2*sin(theta*%pi/180)) h=2 k=2 l=0 a=d*(sqrt(h^2+k^2+l^2)) //units in meters a=a*10^10 //units in Armstrongs printf("Lattice parameter is a=%.1f A",a) //in text book the answer is printed wrong as 4.1A The answer is 4.4A nm