Questions 5 and 6 refer to a beam of
light that passes through a sheet of plastic and out into the air.
The angle the beam of light makes with the normal as it passes through
the plastic is , and the angle the beam of light
makes with the normal as it passes into the air is . The index of refraction for air
is 1 and the index of refraction for plastic is 2.
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| 5. |
What is
the value of sin , in terms of ? |
| (A) |
sin |
| (B) |
2 sin |
| (C) |
sin 2 |
| (D) |
sin   |
| (E) |
4 sin |
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| 6. |
What is
the minimum incident angle for which the light will undergo total
internal reflection in the plastic? |
| (A) |
sin–1  |
| (B) |
sin–1  |
| (C) |
sin–1 2 |
| (D) |
0º |
| (E) |
90º |
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