AIIMS 2014
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2014
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Ray Optics
AIIMS 2014 · Physics · Ray Optics
The length of deviation for a glass prism is equal to its...
The length of deviation for a glass prism is equal to its refracting angle. The refractive index of glass is 1.5. Then the angle of prism is
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Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
Here,
\therefore \mu=\frac{\sin \frac{\left(A+\delta_m\right)}{2}}{\sin \frac{A}{2}}=\frac{\sin \frac{(A+A)}{2}}{\sin \frac{A}{2}}
=\frac{2 \sin \left(\frac{A}{2}\right) \cos \left(\frac{A}{2}\right)}{\sin \left(\frac{A}{2}\right)}
\frac{3}{2}=2 \cos \frac{A}{2} \quad\cos \frac{A}{2}=\frac{3}{4}
\frac{A}{2}=\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)A=2 \cos ^{-1}