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Compare width of slits with the intensity and hence amplitude of the waves.

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Width `alpha a^2` and Intensity `alpha a^2`.
Hence, `(omega_1)/(omega_2)=(a_1^2)/(a_2^2)=(I_1)/(I_2)`.
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