Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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Author: Peter S. Shaffer, Lillian C. McDermott
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Chapter 9.3, Problem 2cT
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To label the angle of incidence and angle of refraction in the ray diagram given.
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In the ray diagram shown below (angles not to scale), the ray is incident a the critical angle on the interface
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