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The angle of incidence for a ray of light at a refracting surface of a prism is `45^(@)`. The angle of prism is `60^(@)` . If the ray suffers minimum deviation through the prism. The angle of minimum deviation and refractive index of the material of the prism respectively, are

A

`45^(@), sqrt(2)`

B

`30^(@), (1)/(sqrt(2))`

C

`45^(@),(1)/(sqrt(2))`

D

`30^(@), sqrt(2)`

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