A ray of light passes through a right angled prism as shown in figure. State the angles of incidence at the faces $A C$ and $B C$ .

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To find
angle of incident foces $A C$ & $B C$
The light ray incident on $A C$
$i = 45^{o}$
& Light fall normally on $B C$ (Perpendicularly)
i.e angle of incident is zero for $B C$
$i = 0$

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A ray of light passes through a right angled prism as shown in figure. State the angles of incidence at the faces AC and BC.

To find angle of incident foces AC & BCThe light ray incident on ACi=45o& Light fall normally on BC (Perpendicularly)i.e angle of incident is zero for BCi=0

A ray of light passes through a right angled prism as shown in figure. State the angles of incidence at the faces $A C$ and $B C$ .

To find
angle of incident foces $A C$ & $B C$
The light ray incident on $A C$
$i = 45^{o}$
& Light fall normally on $B C$ (Perpendicularly)
i.e angle of incident is zero for $B C$
$i = 0$