In a Fraunhofer diffraction at a single slit of width $d$ and incident light of wavelength $5500 \text{ Å}$,the first minimum is observed at an angle $30^{\circ}$. The first secondary maxima are observed at an angle $\theta=$

  • A
    $\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)$
  • B
    $\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)$
  • C
    $\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$
  • D
    $\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$

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