A single slit produces a central maximum of width on a screen away when light of…

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A single slit produces a central maximum of width 4.4 mm4.4\,\text{mm} on a screen 1.6 m1.6\,\text{m} away when light of wavelength 550 nm550\,\text{nm} is used. The screen position is kept unchanged, but the light is replaced by wavelength 660 nm660\,\text{nm}, and the required central-maximum width is 3.2 mm3.2\,\text{mm}. Determine the slit width that must be used and state by what factor the original slit width has to change.

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