Find angle of incidence where reflection angle is twice refraction angle

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Mina

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Aug 7, 2008

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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snipez90

Aug 7, 2008

Snell's Law should do the trick. Also this is more intro physics than advanced.

Find angle of incidence where reflection angle is twice refraction angle

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