(a)Light passes from glass with index of refraction 1.58 into water with index of refraction 1.33. The angle of the refractedray in water is 58.0°.Calculate the angle of the incident ray at the glass-water interface. (b) A ray passing from air to cyclohexane is incident at 48° and has an angle of refraction of 31°. Calculate the index of refraction of the cyclohexane. (c) Draw pictures of each situation showing the interface between the media, the normal line, the incident, reflected, and refracted rays, and the angles of these ray relative to the normal line.

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 (a)Light passes from glass with index of refraction 1.58 into water with index of refraction 1.33. The angle of the refractedray in water is 58.0°.Calculate the angle of the incident ray at the glass-water interface. (b) A ray passing from air to cyclohexane is incident at 48° and has an angle of refraction of 31°. Calculate the index of refraction of the cyclohexane. (c) Draw pictures of each situation showing the interface between the media, the normal line, the incident, reflected, and refracted rays, and the angles of these ray relative to the normal line.

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