(a) A light ray traveling in water is incident upon a transparent medium. The angle of incidence is 45.0°, and the transmitted ray is refracted at an angle of 20.0°. What is thespeed of light in the transparent medium (in m/s)?m/s(b) What If? Suppose the speed of light in another transparent medium is exactly half that in vacuum. If light enters this substance from water, what angle of incidence for thelight ray in the water would give the same 20.0° angle of refraction in the medium (in degrees)?O Ultrasonic imaging may be used to locate a tumor in an organ such as the liver. The figure shows an ultrasonic beam that travels through a surrounding medium, refracts into theliver, reflects off the tumor, and refracts back into the surrounding medium. If the speed of the ultrasonic beam as it travels through the liver is 11.1% less than when it is travelingthrough the surrounding medium, determine the depth of the tumor (in cm).cm12.0 cmI50.0°!LiverTumor☺

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(a) A light ray traveling in water is incident upon a transparent medium. The angle of incidence is 45.0°, and the transmitted ray is refracted at an angle of 20.0°. What is the speed of light in the transparent medium (in m/s)? m/s (b) What If? Suppose the speed of light in another transparent medium is exactly half that in vacuum. If light enters this substance from water, what angle of incidence for the light ray in the water would give the same 20.0° angle of refraction in the medium (in degrees)?

(a) A light ray traveling in water is incident upon a transparent medium. The angle of incidence is 45.0°, and the transmitted ray is refracted at an angle of 20.0°. What is the speed of light in the transparent medium (in m/s)? m/s (b) What If? Suppose the speed of light in another transparent medium is exactly half that in vacuum. If light enters this substance from water, what angle of incidence for the light ray in the water would give the same 20.0° angle of refraction in the medium (in degrees)?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter25: Reflection And Refraction Of Light

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