Inquiry into Physics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781337515863
Author: Ostdiek
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 9, Problem 28Q
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. A light ray in air enters a block of clear plastic as shown in Figure 9.84. Which of the numbered paths represents the correct one for the ra in the plastic? Justify your choice by appealing to the appropriate law(s) of optics.
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