A ray of light is incident on the hypotenuse face of a 300-600-900 glass, right prism at an angle of 49.00 to the normal as shown in the diagram below. The index of refraction of the prism is nglass = 1.66. Find the angle, θ4, relative to the normal, at which the light ray exits the back face of the prism. The medium surrounding the prism is air in which nair = 1.     a. 69.30   b. 74.50   c. 64.60   d. 52.10   e. 56.70

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  1. A ray of light is incident on the hypotenuse face of a 300-600-900 glass, right prism at an angle of 49.00 to the normal as shown in the diagram below. The index of refraction of the prism is nglass = 1.66. Find the angle, θ4, relative to the normal, at which the light ray exits the back face of the prism. The medium surrounding the prism is air in which nair = 1.

     

      a.

    69.30

      b.

    74.50

      c.

    64.60

      d.

    52.10

      e.

    56.70

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A ray of light is incident on the hypotenuse face of a 300-600-900 glass, right prism at an angle of 49.00 to the normal as shown in the diagram below. The index of refraction of the prism is nglass= 1.66. Find the angle, 94, relative to the normal, at which the light ray exits the back
face of the prism. The medium surrounding the prism is air in which nair = 1.
30°
0 368.30
0 0.74.50
0 584.80
○ d-52.10
O €. 56.7⁰
Normal
V
8₁ = 49°
n = 1.66
1
1
'
60
Back Face of Prism
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 8 A ray of light is incident on the hypotenuse face of a 300-600-900 glass, right prism at an angle of 49.00 to the normal as shown in the diagram below. The index of refraction of the prism is nglass= 1.66. Find the angle, 94, relative to the normal, at which the light ray exits the back face of the prism. The medium surrounding the prism is air in which nair = 1. 30° 0 368.30 0 0.74.50 0 584.80 ○ d-52.10 O €. 56.7⁰ Normal V 8₁ = 49° n = 1.66 1 1 ' 60 Back Face of Prism
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