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A ray of unpolarised light is incident on the surface of a glass plate of refractive index 1.54 at the polarising angle. If `tan 57^@C=1.54`, then the angle of refraction in glass is

A

`57^(@)`

B

`43^(@)`

C

`33^(@)`

D

`90^(@)`

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The correct Answer is:
C

`i_p=57^(@) " " :. r=90^(@)-57^(@)=33^(@)`
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