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Chapter 26 Problem 58P

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Problem 58P

Light is refracted as it travels from a point A in medium 1 to a point B in medium 2. If the index of refraction is 1.33 in médium 1 and 1.51 in medium 2, how long does it take light to go from A to B, assuming it travels 331 cm in medium 1 and 151 cm in medium 2?

Solution

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The figure shows light traveling from point  to point  through the two regions with different indices of refraction.

The time required for the light to travel a distance  in medium  can be determined as follows

where  is the speed of light in medium 1

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

Light is refracted as it travels from a point A in medium

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