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A ray of light passes through an equilateral glass prism in such a manner that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of emergence and each of these angles is equal to 3/4 of the angle of the prism. The angle of deviation is

A

`45^(@)`

B

`39^(@)`

C

`20^(@)`

D

`30^(@)`

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