36.29: a)  d = ( 910 0) c m= 1.

1 1 1× 1 0− 5 m
For λ = 700 nm, λ d = 6.3 ×10 −4. The first-order lines are located at
sin θ = λ d ; sin θ is small enough for sin θ ≈ θ to be an excellent approximation.
b)  y = x λ d , where x = 2.50 m.
The distance on the screen between 1st order bright bands for two different
wavelengths is   ∆y = x (∆y ) d , so ∆λ = d (∆y ) x
= (1.111 × 10 −5 m) (3.00 × 10 −3 m) (2.50 m) = 13.3 nm