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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 8: A pilot at an altitude of h = 4700 m looks down at the ground. His eye has an aperture of D = 2.1 mm and index of refraction of n = 1.31.
His eye can see wavelengths up to i = 713 nm.
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h = 4700 m
D= 2.1 mm
n = 1.31
2 = 713 nm
Part (a) Write an expression, in terms of h, D, and n, for the minimum separation d two objects on the ground can have and still be distinguishable
at the wavelength 2.
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Part (b) Calculate the separation d, in meters.
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