For constructive interference to take place between two monochromatic light waves of wavelength $\lambda$, the path difference should be
- A$(2n - 1)\frac{\lambda}{4}$
- B$(2n - 1)\frac{\lambda}{2}$
- C$n\lambda$
- D$(2n + 1)\frac{\lambda}{2}$
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