BVP Medical BVP Medical Solved Paper-2014

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    The angle of minimum deviation for a glass prism is equal to its refracting angle. The refractive index of the glass is 1.5. Then, the! angle of prism is    

    A)  \[64V,\,\,2\Omega \]                   

    B)  \[15min\]

    C)  \[20\text{ }min\]                            

    D)  \[7.5min\]                   

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    According to the question, the angle of minimum deviation \[{{\delta }_{m}}\] = Refracting angle Refractive index \[\mu =\frac{\sin \left( \frac{A+{{\delta }_{m}}}{2} \right)}{\sin \left( \frac{A}{2} \right)}\]                 \[=\frac{\sin \left( \frac{A+A}{2} \right)}{\sin \left( \frac{A}{2} \right)}=\frac{\sin A}{\sin \left( \frac{A}{2} \right)}\]                 \[=\frac{2\sin \left( \frac{A}{2} \right).\cos \left( \frac{A}{2} \right)}{\sin \left( \frac{A}{2} \right)}\]                 \[\frac{3}{2}=2\cos \left( \frac{A}{2} \right)\]                 \[\cos \left( \frac{A}{2} \right)=\frac{3}{4}\]                 \[\frac{A}{2}={{\cos }^{-1}}\left( \frac{3}{4} \right)\]                 \[A=2{{\cos }^{-1}}\left( \frac{3}{4} \right)\]


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