Angle of Incidence - Find Reflection & Refraction Angles

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a beam of light in air strikes a piece of glass (n=1.56) and is partially reflected and partially refracted. find the angle of incidence if the angle of reflection is twice the angle of refraction.
 
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Snell's Law should do the trick. Also this is more intro physics than advanced.
 

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