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The aperture of the larges telescope in the world is about 5m. If the separation between the moon and the earth is `4xx10^(5)km` and the wavelength of visible light is `6000Å`, then minimum separation between the objects on the surface of the moon which can be just resolved is approximately equal to

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`29.5 m`

B

59 m

C

88.5 m

D

1167 m

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