Two light bulbs are 1.00 mapart. From what distance can these light bulbs be marginally resolved...

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Two light bulbs are 1.00 mapart. From what distance can theselight bulbs be marginally resolved by a small telescope with a 3.90cm-diameter objective lens?

Assume that the lens is diffraction limited and λ=600nm.

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The angular resolution limit for two point sources of equalintensity    See Answer
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