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

B

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

C

`45^(@) sqrt(2)`

D

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

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