Describe how the numerical values of and (with expressed in radians) diverge as…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves

Problem

Describe how the numerical values of sin⁡θ\sin\theta and θ\theta (with θ\theta expressed in radians) diverge as θ\theta increases from 00 to about 15∘15^\circ, and state the physical implication of this divergence for predicting double-slit fringe positions using the small-angle approximation.

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