Question:

A ray of light from denser medium strikes a rarer medium at an angle of incidence i. The reflected and refracted rays make an angle of 90° with each other. The angle of reflection and refraction are r and r’. The critical angle is :

Options :

  • (a) sin^-1(cos r)
  • (b) sin^-1(tan i)
  • (c) sin^-1(tan r')
  • (d) tan^-1(sin i)

Answer :

(b) sin-1(tan i)

Answer Steps :

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