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In a Young's double slit experiment, the intensity at a point where the path difference is `(lamda)/6` (`lamda`- wavelength of the light) is 1. If `I_(0)` denotes the maximum intensity, then `I/(I_(0))` is equal to

A

`1/2`

B

`(sqrt(3))/2`

C

`1/(sqrt(2))`

D

`3/4`

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