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Plane microwaves are incident on a long slit having a width of 5.0 cm. Calculate the wavelength of the microwaves if the first diffraction minimum is formed at `theta=30^@`.

A

2.5 cm

B

5 cm

C

1.25 cm

D

7.5 cm

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