Question: In Fig. 3 5 . 1 . 4 , the two light waves that are represented by the rays have wavelength 5 5 0 .

In Fig. 35.1.4, the two light waves that are represented by the rays have wavelength 550.0 nm before entering media 1 and 2. They also have equal amplitudes and are in phase. Medium 1 is now just air, and medium 2 is a transparent plastic layer of index of refraction 1.600 and thickness 2.600m.
a. What is the phase difference of the emerging waves in wavelengths, radians, and degrees? What is their effective phase difference (in wavelengths)?
b) If the waves reached the same point on a distant screen, what type of interference would they produce?
In Fig. 3 5 . 1 . 4 , the two light waves that

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