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An equilateral glass prism has a refractive index of 1.5 Calculate the (a) angle of incidence for minimum deviation, (b) the minimum deviation, (c) the angle of emergence of the light at the maximum deviation .

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a. I = `48^(@)35'` (b) D = `37^(@)10'` (c) angle of emergence = `27^(@)55'`
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