Question: (a) Use the result of Problem to show that, in a Newton's rings experiment, the difference in radius between adjacent bright rings (maxima) is given

(a) Use the result of Problem to show that, in a Newton's rings experiment, the difference in radius between adjacent bright rings (maxima) is given by Δr = r m+1 – rm ≈ ½ √λR/m, assuming m >> 1.
(b) Now show that the area between adjacent bright rings is given by A = πλR, assuming m >> 1. Note that this area is independent of m.

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