Find Angle of Refraction: Snell's Law Solution

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Homework Statement


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I need to find how a ray of light will travel from the snail towards Andrews eye.
I need to find the angle of incidence and angle of refraction.
I know the index of refraction of both materials
Air: 1
Water 1.33

Homework Equations


Snells law
1.33 *sin(X) = sin(y)
x is angle of incidence
y is angle of refraction

The Attempt at a Solution


I only know how to solve these problems when I have a normal line
How do I find the normal line[/B]
 
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IBNU1 said:

Homework Statement


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I need to find how a ray of light will travel from the snail towards Andrews eye.
I need to find the angle of incidence and angle of refraction.
I know the index of refraction of both materials
Air: 1
Water 1.33

Homework Equations


Snells law
1.33 *sin(X) = sin(y)
x is angle of incidence
y is angle of refraction

The Attempt at a Solution


I only know how to solve these problems when I have a normal line
How do I find the normal line
Hello IBNU1. Welcome to PF .

Do you have any dimensions for this ?
 
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SammyS said:
Hello IBNU1. Welcome to PF .

Do you have any dimensions for this ?
Sorry I forgot to include them
The depth of the water is 5m and the distance from his eye to the snail is 25 m