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What is the path difference of destructive interference

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(a) `nlambda`

B

(b) `n(lambda+1)`

C

(c) `((n+1)lambda)/(2)`

D

(d) `((2n+1)lambda)/(2)`

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D
For destructive interference path difference is odd multiple of `lambda//2`.
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