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If the pupil diameter of the dark-adapted eye is 5 mm, what is themaximum distance at which two point sources of light that are 3 mmapart can still be resolved?


What is the smallest angular separation (in minutes of arc) forwhich two point sources cabn be resolved using 3-cm microwaves anda 3-m diameter radar dish?

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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