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An optical fibre (mu = 1.72) is surrounded by a glass coating (mu= 1.50). Find the critical angle for total internal reflection at the fibre-glass interface.

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`mu_1sintheta_c=m_2sin90^@`
`sintheta_c=1.50/1.72`
`rarr theta_c=sin^-1[75/88]`
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