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In Young's double slit experiment intensity at a point is given by

$\mathit{\text{I}}={\mathit{\text{I}}}_0{\text{ cos}}^2\left(\frac{\varphi }{2}\right)$

where$\varphi$= phase difference,

${\mathit{\text{I}}}_0$= maximum intensity

or$\frac{\mathit{\text{I}}}{{\mathit{\text{I}}}_0}={\text{cos}}^2\left(\frac{\varphi }{2}\right)$.......(i)

Phase difference$\varphi =\frac{2\pi }{\lambda }\times \text{path difference}$

$\therefore$$\varphi =\frac{2\pi }{\lambda }\times \frac{\lambda }{6}$or$\varphi =\frac{\pi }{3}$.......(ii)

Substitute equation (ii) in equation (i), we get

$\frac{\mathit{\text{I}}}{{\mathit{\text{I}}}_0}={\text{cos}}^2\left(\frac{\pi }{6}\right)$or$\frac{\mathit{\text{I}}}{{\mathit{\text{I}}}_0}=\frac{3}{4}$.