JEE Main & Advanced Physics Ray Optics Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    The refracting angle of prism is A and refractive index of material of prism is \[\cot \frac{A}{2}\]. The angle of minimum deviation is                                                                                                         [CPMT 1992]

    A)            180°? 3A                                

    B)            180° + 2A

    C)            90° ?A                                     

    D)            180° ? 2A

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                       By using \[\mu =\frac{\sin \frac{A+{{\delta }_{m}}}{2}}{\sin \frac{A}{2}}\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[\cot \frac{A}{2}=\frac{\sin \frac{A+{{\delta }_{m}}}{2}}{\sin \frac{A}{2}}\]                    \[\Rightarrow \frac{\cos \frac{A}{2}}{\sin \frac{A}{2}}=\frac{\sin \frac{A+{{\delta }_{m}}}{2}}{\sin \frac{A}{2}}\]            \[\Rightarrow \]\[\sin \,\left( 90{}^\circ -\frac{A}{2} \right)=\sin \,\left( \frac{A+{{\delta }_{m}}}{2} \right)\]\[\Rightarrow {{\delta }_{m}}=180-2A\]


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