Prisim and angle of deviation problem

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The discussion centers around calculating the angles related to light passing through a fused quartz prism with a specified wavelength and angles of incidence and refraction. The user successfully determined the angles of refraction at the first and second surfaces, as well as the angle of incidence at the second surface, yielding values of 41.9°, 18.1°, and 27.0°, respectively. However, there is confusion regarding the calculation of the angle between the incident and emerging rays, which is interpreted as the angle of deviation. A suggestion is made to draw a diagram of the ray path to clarify the relationship between the angles and assist in finding the angle of deviation. Understanding the geometric relationships in the diagram is key to solving part d of the problem.
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Light of wavelength 700 nm is incident on the face of a fused quartz prism at an angle of 77.0° (with respect to the normal to the surface). The apex angle of the prism is 60.0°. n=1.459.

a) the angle of refraction at the first surface
(b) the angle of incidence at the second surface
(c) the angle of refraction at the second surface
(d) the angle between the incident and emerging rays

i understand the first three by using geometry and snells law.. answers fro a) 41.9, for b) 18.1, for c)27.0. But i do not understand how to obtain the answer for part d. I thought it was asking for the angle of deviation in essence i thought , which is abs(theata1 - theata2). but other than that guess i don't know where else to take it from.

Any help would be wonderful. thankyou.
 
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Try drawing a diagram of the ray path and it will help you see how to get the angle.
 
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