Answer:
In Fig. 6(EP).15,
we have shown a ray of light entering the coumn at (x, y) at 90° to the
vertical. A portion of ray between x and deviates
through an angle dQ, emerging at at angle ,
While the angle at the
entry is
According to Snell?s law,
As is small, and
sin
(fourth term is negligibly
small)
From
Fig. 6(EP). 15, or
This is the required deviation in travelling a horizontal
distance d.
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