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I is the intensity due to a source of light at any point P on the screen.Now the light reaches at P via two different paths (i) direct (ii) after reflection from a plane mirror.If the path difference between two paths is 3lambda//2, the intensity at P is :

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zero
I
2I
4I

Solution :Whenever light is reflected from a plane mirror, an additionla path difference of `(LAMBDA)/(2)` between two WAVES is introduced.
`THEREFORE` Total path difference `= (3 lambda)/(2) + (lambda)/(2) = 2 lambda`
This SATISFIES the condition of maxima.
Hence the total intensity `infty (a + a)^(2)`
`infty 4a^(2) = 4I`.


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