Answer:

Explanation:
As we know that the position of maximum intensity on the screen is given as

here we know that
= wavelength
L = distance of the screen
d = distance between two slits
now we know that the position of 8th maximum intensity is same as that of 9th maximum on the screen
so we have

so here we have


The strength of the friction doesn't matter. Neither does the distance or the time the asteroid takes to stop. All that matters is that the asteroid has
1/2 (mass) (speed squared)
of kinetic energy when it lands, and zero when it stops.
So
1/2 (mass) (original speed squared)
is the energy it loses to friction in order to come to rest.
The answer is "A" Endothermic. Hope that helped :)