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What is the resolving power of a telescope of aperture 100 cm, for light of wavelength `5.5xx10^(-7)m`?

A

`0.149xx10^(7)`

B

`1.49xx10^(7)`

C

`14.9xx10^(7)`

D

`149xx10^(7)`

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A
The condition for first minimum in a single slit diffraction pattern is d `sintheta=lamda`.
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