A light beam is incident on a denser medium whose refractive index is 1.414 at an angle of incidence 45°. Find the ratio of width of refracted beam in a medium to the width of the incident beam in air.
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answer is 4.
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μ=1.414, i=450sinisinr=μ12 = 1.414 sinrsin r=12 ⇒ r = 300sin450=ABAC, cos300=CDACWidth in rarer medium AB=AC2 Width in denser medium CD=3AC2CDAB=3/21/2 = 32