Draw a schematic ray diagram of the D line for this arrangement indicating the numerical values of the following important angles: (i) incidence on each prism; (ii) deviation from each prism and (iii) angle between the adjacent surfaces of the two prisms. You may use a pencil for this diagram.

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Note that all angles are expressed in degrees.

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