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A ray of light passes from a medium A having refractive index 1.6 to the medium B having refractive index 1.5. the value of critical angle of medium A is _______

A

`sin^(-1)((16)/(15))`

B

`sin^(-1)sqrt((16)/(15))`

C

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

D

`sin^(-1)((15)/(16))`

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