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A transparent solid cylindrical rod has a refractive index of 2 √3. It is surrounded by air. A light ray is incident at the mid point of one end of…

JEE Main 2009 — Physics Optics

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A transparent solid cylindrical rod has a refractive index of 23\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}3​2​. It is surrounded by air. A light ray is incident at the mid point of one end of the rod as shown in the figure. The incident angle θ\thetaθ for which the light ray grazes along the wall of the rod is JEE Main 2009 Physics, Ray Optics — question figure

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Held on 30 Apr 2009 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    sin⁡−1(12)\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)sin−1(21​)

  2. B

    sin⁡−1(32)\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)sin−1(23​​)

  3. C

    sin⁡−1(23)\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\right)sin−1(3​2​)

  4. D

    sin⁡−1(13)\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)sin−1(3​1​)

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