Wave Optics

In the diffraction pattern, the first maximum is at $30^\circ$, when a monochromatic light of wavelength $\lambda$ is incident on a slit of width $a$. For the same wavelength, if the slit width is changed, so that first maximum is at $45^\circ$. The slit width is changed by $\left(\sin 30^\circ = \dfrac{1}{2}, \sin 45^\circ = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$