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A ray of light from a denser medium strikes a rarer medium. The reflected and refracted rays make an angle of `90^(@)` with each other. The angle of reflection and refraction are r and `r^(1)`. The critical angle would be

A

`sin^(-1)(tan r)`

B

`tan^(-1)(sinr)`

C

`sin^(-1)(tanr^(1))`

D

`tan^(-1)(sinr^(1))`

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