Understanding Light, Lenses, and Mirrors: Final Exam Review

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Homework Statement


I have a final tomorrow, and I there are a couple questions that I don't know.

When the angle of incidence is the critical angle, the angle of refraction will be?

If a screen is moved 3 times the distance from a light source, what will the intensity on the screen be reduced to?

A ray of light is incident at 38º on a curved mirror. At what angle will the reflected ray leave the mirror?


Homework Equations



n1sin90º=n2sin(critical angle)
I'm not sure which formula to use for the one regarding light intensity, and for the last, I drew it out.
 
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90 degree [according to the definition of critical incident angle]

2. don't know

3. 38 degree [ according to the laws of reflection of light: the reflected angle is equal to the incident angle]