On a sunny day, a person's eye has a diameter of 0.00220 m. Two objects are 48.4 m from the eye. Using 550 nm light, how far apart must they be in order for the eye to resolve them? [?]m Remember: nano means 10-9

On a sunny day, a person's eye has a diameter of 0.00220 m. Two objects are 48.4 m from the eye. Using 550 nm light, how far apart must they be in order for the eye to resolve them? [?]m Remember: nano means 10-9

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On a sunny day, a person's eye has
a diameter of 0.00220 m. Two
objects are 48.4 m from the eye.
Using 550 nm light, how far apart
must they be in order for the eye to
resolve them?
[? ]m
Remember: nano means 10-9

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