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The condition for total polarization, at Brewster's angle, for a reflected beam from the interface between two media is that the reflected beam and the refracted beam are perpendicular to each other (see Figure 23.22). Use this information to determine a formula for Brewster's angle for an interface between vacuum and medium of index of refraction n.
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