The triangle is isosceles, and alpha (the angle at the top of the triangular prism) is 50.4 degrees.   What is theta? (the angle below the horizontal that the ray makes emerging from the prism on the right)?

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The triangle is isosceles, and alpha (the angle at the top of the triangular prism) is 50.4 degrees.
 
What is theta? (the angle below the horizontal that the ray makes emerging from the prism on the right)?
 
Refer to figure 1 (C). 
 
   
5.2 degrees
   
18.3 degrees
   
10.5 degrees
   
13.1 degrees
Figure 1:
(a)
Air, n₁ = 1
Input ray, parallel
to
base
α
Glass, n₂ = 1.5
(b)
10m
H₂O
H₂O
n₁ = 1.33
glass
n₂ = 1.5
(c)
air
Input ray,
horizontal
a
glass n₂ = 1.5
Transcribed Image Text:Figure 1: (a) Air, n₁ = 1 Input ray, parallel to base α Glass, n₂ = 1.5 (b) 10m H₂O H₂O n₁ = 1.33 glass n₂ = 1.5 (c) air Input ray, horizontal a glass n₂ = 1.5
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