How Does Refractive Index Relate to Trigonometric Identities?

Mattofix · Feb 9, 2008

http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/44931/2004851894362651280_rs.jpgany idea what then?

Mattofix · Feb 10, 2008

please help...

vincebs · Feb 10, 2008

Try to think of a relationship between theta and phi that will get rid of one of the variables.

Then, what do you think happens when a function is at a maximum? (think calculus)

Mattofix · Feb 10, 2008

sin theta = n sin phi ?

the differential equals 0?

vincebs · Feb 10, 2008

Yeah

so differentiate.

Mattofix · Feb 10, 2008

i already tried that - i will scan in what i did

Mattofix · Feb 10, 2008

http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/43825/2004925194611774022_rs.jpg

Mattofix · Feb 10, 2008

but how do you differentiate that - i tried but came up with an absolute mess!

vincebs · Feb 10, 2008

Hmm, maybe try using trig identities?

double angle formulas?

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