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A circular beam of light of diameter d = 2 cm falls on a plane surface of glass. The angle of incidence is 600  and refractive index of glass is μ=3/2 . The diameter of the refracted beam is

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a

2.52 cm

b

3.26 cm

c

3.0 cm

d

4.00 cm

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Let d' be the diameter of refracted beam.
Then,  d=PQ cos600
And  d'=PQ cosr

 

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i.e.,d'd=cosrcos600=2cosr 
Or   d'=2dcosr 

sinr=siniμ=3/23/2=13

  cos r=1sin2r=23

  d'=2223=423  cm3.26cm

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