Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 26 - Geometrical Optics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 942: 66

Answer

a) $\theta$ will increase b) $\theta=23.74^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that $sin\theta=\frac{n_{glass}}{n_{air}}sin\theta_r$. This equation shows that if the angle of refraction $\theta _r$ is constant then the angle of incidence $\theta$ is directly proportional to the refractive index of glass $n_{glass}$. Thus if $n_{glass}$ increases, so will $\theta$. (b) We can find the required angle as follows: $\theta =\frac{n_{glass}}{n_{air}}sin\theta_r$ but $\theta _r=tan^{-1}(\frac{5.00cm}{20.0cm})$ $\implies \theta =\frac{n_{glass}}{n_{air}}sin\space (tan^{-1}(\frac{5.00cm}{20.0cm}))$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\theta=sin^{-1}[\frac{1.66}{1.00}sin(tan^{-1}(\frac{5.00}{20.00}))]$ $\theta=23.74^{\circ}$
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