The headlights of a car emit light of wavelength 400 nm and are separated by 1.2 m. The headlights are viewed by an observer whose eye has an aperture of 4.0 mm. The observer can just distinguish the headlights as separate images. What is the distance between the observer and the headlights?A. 8 kmB. 10 kmC. 15 kmD. 20 km

The most correct option is;

B. 10 km

Explanation:

Where:

y = Distance between the two headlights

d = Aperture of observers eye

λ = Wavelength of light

L = Distance between the observer and the headlight

Therefore, from the above solution, the distance between the observer and the headlights is 9386.066 km which is approximately 10 km.

Also we have

sinθ = y/L = 1.22 (λ/d)  

sinθ = 1.22×10⁻⁴ rad

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i had this question and the answer was 3.15 miles.

martina travels from school to her mom's office. from there, she walks to school. after school, she walks to the library and then to a friends house before finally ending back at home. find martina's total distance traveled.

a) 0 miles  

b) 0.4 miles  

c) 1 mile  

d) 3.15 miles