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Chapter 35 Problem 4

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In Fig. 35-31a, a beam of light in material 1 is incident on a boundary at an angle of 30. The extent to which the light is bent due to refraction depends, in part, on the index of refraction n2 of material 2. Figure 35-31b gives the angle of refraction (}2 versus n2 for a range of possible n2 values, from na = 1.30 to nb = 1.90. What is the speed of light in material 1 ?

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Title Fundamentals of Physics: 9 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9780470556535

In Fig. 35-31a, a beam of light in material 1 is incident

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