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A ray of light entering from air into a denser medium of refractive index 43,as shown in figure. The light ray suffers total internal reflection at the  adjacent surface as shown. The maximum value of angle θ should be equal to :
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a

sin173

b

sin154

c

sin153

d

sin174

answer is A.

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At maximum angle θ ray at point B goes in gazing emergence, at all less values of θ, TIR occurs. At point B

43×sinθ′′=1×sin90〔ำ θ′′=sin134θ=π2θ′′

At point A

1×sinθ=43×sinθsinθ=43×sinπ2θ′′sinθ=43coscos174

 

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sinθ=43×74θ=sin173

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