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Write a relation between the angle of incidence
(i), angle of emergence (e), angle of prism (A) and angle of deviation (d) for a ray of light passing through an equilateral prism.

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For a ray of light passing through an equilateral prism,
`angle I + angle e = angle A + angle delta`
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