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A ray of light is incident on a surface of glass slab at an angle `45^@`. If the lateral shift produced per unit thickness is `1//sqrt3`, the angle of refraction produced is

A

`tan^-1(sqrt3/2)`

B

`tan^-1(1-sqrt(2/3))`

C

`sin^-1(1-sqrt(2/3))`

D

`tan^-1(sqrt((2)/(3-1)))`

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The correct Answer is:
B

Lateral shift `y=(tsin(i-r))/(cosr)`
`y/t=(sin(i-r))/(cosr)=(sinicosr-cosisinr)/(cosr)`
`=sini-cositanr`
`1/sqrt3=sin45^@-cos45^@tanr=1/sqrt2(1-tanr)`
`sqrt(2/3)=1-tanr`
`tanr=1-sqrt(2/3)`
`r=tan^-1(1-sqrt(2/3))`
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