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A ray of light is incident on a glass. The reflected ray gets totally polarised. The magnitude of incidence angle is (refractive index of glass = `mu`)

A

`sin^(-1)(mu)`

B

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

C

`tan^(-1)((1)/(mu))`

D

`tan^(-1)(mu)`

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