Optics 2 Question 29
28. Light is incident at an angle on one planar end of a transparent cylindrical rod of refractive index . Determine the least value of so that the light entering the rod does not emerge from the curved surface of the rod irrespective of the value of .
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 28.
Solution:
critical angle
Then,
Now, if minimum value of
Therefore, minimum value of