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A light beam enters a 30 - 60 - 90 degree plastic prism of index of refraction 1.45
with an angle of 32.8o with the face as shown. The prism is in air.

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1.) Sketch the path of the beam as it passes through the prism.
2.) Find the angle the beam makes with the diagonal surface after it exits the prism.

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This solution includes a sketch of the path of a beam as it passes through a prism, and the calculation to find the angle a beam makes with the diagonal surface after it exits the prism.

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