(a) Find the equation of a at which intensity extrema for single-slit diffraction occur (Im - is maximum). What are the (b) smallest a and (c) associated m, the (d) second smallest a and (e) associated m, and the (f) third smallest a and (g) associated m? (Note: To find values of a satisfying this conditiion, plot the curve y = tan a and the straight line y = a and then find their intersections, or use a calculator to find an appropriate value of a by trial and error. Next, from a = (m+1/2)x, determine the values of m associated with the maxima in the single-slit pattern. These m values are not integers because secondary maxima do not lle exactly halfway between minima.) (a)

(a) Find the equation of a at which intensity extrema for single-slit diffraction occur (Im - is maximum). What are the (b) smallest a and (c) associated m, the (d) second smallest a and (e) associated m, and the (f) third smallest a and (g) associated m? (Note: To find values of a satisfying this conditiion, plot the curve y = tan a and the straight line y = a and then find their intersections, or use a calculator to find an appropriate value of a by trial and error. Next, from a = (m+1/2)x, determine the values of m associated with the maxima in the single-slit pattern. These m values are not integers because secondary maxima do not lle exactly halfway between minima.) (a)