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A ray of light travels from air to glass. It is found that the angle of refraction is half the angle of incidence. The the angle of incidence is given by

A

`2 cos^(-1) (mu/2)`

B

`2 sin^(-1) (mu/2)`

C

`2 tan^(-1) (mu/2)`

D

` cos^(-1) (mu/2)`

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