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A ray of light passing through a prism having refractive index `sqrt2` suffers minimum deviation. It is found that the angle of incidence is double the angle of refraction within the prism. What is the angle of prism?

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To solve the problem step by step, we will follow the information provided in the question and apply the relevant concepts of optics. ### Step 1: Understand the Given Information We have a prism with a refractive index \( \mu = \sqrt{2} \). The ray of light passing through the prism suffers minimum deviation, and it is given that the angle of incidence \( I \) is double the angle of refraction \( r \) within the prism. ### Step 2: Set Up the Relationship From the problem, we know: \[ ...
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