NEET Sample Paper NEET Sample Test Paper-49

  • question_answer
    For a prism, its refractive index is cot\[A/2\]. Then minimum angle of deviation is-

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

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

    C) \[90{}^\circ -A\]                       

    D) \[A/2\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

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


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