Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 26, Problem 52P
(a)
To determine
Direction of the refracted light.
(b)
To determine
Radius of the sphere.
(c)
To determine
Angle of deviation.
(d)
To determine
Angular diameter of the cone.
(e)
To determine
Possibilities which were not considered for approximating spherical symmetry.
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