The limiting angle of resolution for the eye is 1.4 × 10-4 rad. What is the minimum separation between two point sources of light that the eye can distinguish if they are at a distance of 40 m from the observer?
A) 2.8 × 10-3 m
B) 5.6 × 10-3 m
C) 1.4 × 10-3 m
D) 8.4 × 10-3 m
E) 4.7 × 10-3 m
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