The width of one of the two slits in Young's double slit experiment is d while that of the other slit is $x \mathrm{~d}$. If the ratio of the maximum to the minimum intensity in the interference pattern on the screen is $9: 4$ then what is the value of $x$ ?
(Assume that the field strength varies according to the slit width.)

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$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{I} \propto(	ext { width })^2 \ & \left(\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{I}_1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{I}_2}}{\sqrt{\mathrm{I}_1}-\sqrt{\mathrm{I}_2}}ight)^2=\frac{9}{4} \ & \frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{I}_1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{I}_2}}{\sqrt{\mathrm{I}_1}-\sqrt{\mathrm{I}_2}}=\frac{3}{2} \ & \frac{(\mathrm{x}+1) \mathrm{d}}{(\mathrm{x}-1) \mathrm{d}}=\frac{3}{2} \ & \Rightarrow 3 \mathrm{x}-3=2 \mathrm{x}+2 \ & \mathrm{x}=5\end{aligned}$

The width of one of the two slits in Young's double slit experiment is d while that of the other slit is $x…

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