NEET NEET SOLVED PAPER 2015 (C)

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    The refracting angle of a prism is A, and refractive index of the material of the prism is cot (A/2). The angle of minimum deviation is

    A)  \[{{180}^{{}^\circ }}-3A\]            

    B)  \[{{180}^{{}^\circ }}-2A\]            

    C)  \[{{90}^{{}^\circ }}-A\] 

    D)  \[{{180}^{{}^\circ }}+2A\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    As, we know that \[\mu =\frac{\sin \left( \frac{A+{{D}_{m}}}{2} \right)}{\sin \frac{A}{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\cot \frac{A}{2}=\frac{\sin \left( \frac{A+{{D}_{m}}}{2} \right)}{\sin \frac{A}{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\frac{\cos \frac{A}{2}}{\sin \frac{A}{2}}=\frac{\sin \left( \frac{A+{{D}_{m}}}{2} \right)}{\sin \frac{A}{2}}\] \[\sin \left( \frac{\pi }{2}-\frac{A}{2} \right)=\sin \left( \frac{A+{{D}_{m}}}{2} \right)\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\frac{\pi }{2}-\frac{A}{2}=\frac{A}{2}+\frac{{{D}_{m}}}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{{D}_{m}}=\pi -2A\]                 \[{{D}_{m}}={{180}^{{}^\circ }}-2A\]


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