Question: Part D Why are the two - source interference equations not valid for light from an incandescent bulb that passes through a screen with two

Part D
Why are the two-source interference equations not valid for light from an incandescent bulb that passes through a screen with two narrow slits onto an observation screen directly behind it?
not monochromatic sources
incoherent sources
observed from a distance similar to or smaller than the separation between the sources
1 only 2 only 3 only 1 and 2 only 1 and 3 only 2 and 3 only all three

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