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The limit to the eye’s visual acuity is related to diffraction by the pupil.
D = 2.85 mm
dh = 1.25 m

a. What is the angle between two just-resolvable points of light for a 2.85 mm diameter pupil in radians, assuming an average wavelength of 550 nm? 

θmin =

b. Take your result to be the practical limit for the eye. What is the greatest possible distance in km a car can be from you if you can resolve its two headlights, given they are 1.25 m apart? 

L=

c. What is the distance between two just-resolvable points held at an arm’s length (0.800 m) from your eye in mm? 

da =

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