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Chapter 28 Problem 81GP

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Problem 81GP

Diffraction effects often involve small angles, and we usually make the approximation sin θ  tan θ. To see how accurate this approximation is, complete the following table.

θ(deg)

θ (rad)

sin θ

tan θ

sin θ/tan θ

0.0100°

 

 

 

 

1.00°

 

 

 

 

5.00°

 

 

 

 

10.0°

 

 

 

·

20.0°

 

 

 

 

30.0°

 

 

 

 

40.0°

 

 

 

 

Solution

Step 1 of 2

The sine and tangent functions are comparable to each other and to the angle argument as long as the angle is small.

We can convert the angles to radians by multiplying by

 

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

Diffraction effects often involve small angles, and we

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