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A ray of light is incident on an equilateral glass prism placed on a horizontal table. For minimum deviation which of the following is true:

A

(a)PQ is horizontal

B

(b)QR is horizontal

C

(c)RS is horizontal

D

(d)Either PQ or RS is horizontal

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