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Homework Statement
I am to find the angle of incidence of a light ray before it undergoes refraction. Light is refracted in the second medium at an angle of 76 degrees measured from the normal. The second index of refraction is 1.386. The index of refraction for the initial or first medium is 1.336.
Homework Equations
Snell's Law n1sin(theta 1) = n2 sin (theta 2)
The Attempt at a Solution
I worked through Snell's Law and found that sin ( theta one) is 1.006 . When I attempt to take the inverse SIN for the angle, I get domain error because the value is greater than 1.
This can't be internal reflection because the second medium has a higher index of refraction than the first?
All help is appreciated! Thanks