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In a wave, the path difference corresponding to a phase difference of `phi` is

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(a) `(pi)/(2lambda)varphi`

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(b) `pi/lambdavarphi`

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(c) `(lambda)/(2pi)varphi`

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(d) `(lambda)/(pi)varphi`

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C

For `2pi` phase difference `rarr` Path difference is `lambda`
`:.` For `phi` phase difference `rarr` Path difference is `(lambda)/(2pi)xxvarphi`
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