Question

A ray of light is incident at $${50^ \circ }$$ on the middle of one of the two plane mirrors arranged at an angle of $${60^ \circ }$$ between them. The ray then touches the second mirror, get reflected back to the first mirror, making an angle of incidence of

A. $${50^ \circ }$$
B. $${60^ \circ }$$
C. $${70^ \circ }$$  
D. $${80^ \circ }$$
Answer :   $${70^ \circ }$$
Solution :
See geometry of the figure.
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When a ray of light enters a glass slab from air,

A. Its wavelength decreases.
B. Its wavelength increases.
C. Its frequency decreases.
D. neither its wavelength nor its frequency changes.
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A glass prism of refractive index 1.5 is immersed in water (refractive index $$\frac{4}{3}$$ ). A light beam incident normally on the face $$AB$$  is totally reflected to reach on the face $$BC$$  if
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A. $$\sin \theta \geqslant \frac{8}{9}$$
B. $$\frac{2}{3} < \sin \theta < \frac{8}{9}$$
C. $$\sin \theta \leqslant \frac{2}{3}$$
D. None of these
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A ray of light from a denser medium strike a rarer medium at an angle of incidence $$i$$ (see Fig). The reflected and retracted rays make an angle of $${{{90}^ \circ }}$$ with each other. The angles of reflection and refraction are $$r$$ and $$r’$$ The critical angle is
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A. $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\tan r} \right)$$
B. $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\tan i} \right)$$
C. $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\tan r'} \right)$$
D. $${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\sin i} \right)$$
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A ray of light from a denser medium strike a rarer medium at an angle of incidence $$i$$ (see Fig). The reflected and retracted rays make an angle of $${{{90}^ \circ }}$$ with each other. The angles of reflection and refraction are $$r$$ and $$r’$$ The critical angle is
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A. $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\tan r} \right)$$
B. $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\tan i} \right)$$
C. $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\tan r'} \right)$$
D. $${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\sin i} \right)$$

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