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Let the refractive index of a denser medium with respect to rarer medium be n_12 and its critical angle be θ _C . At an angle of incidence A when…

JEE Main 2017 — Physics Optics

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Let the refractive index of a denser medium with respect to rarer medium be n12{n}_{12}n12​ and its critical angle be θC{\theta }_{C}θC​ . At an angle of incidence AAA when light is travelling from denser medium to rarer medium, a part of the light is reflected and the rest is refracted and the angle between reflected and refracted rays is 90o{90}^{o}90o. Angle AAA is given by

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Held on 8 Apr 2017 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    tan−1⁡(sin⁡θC){\mathrm{tan}}^{-1}⁡(\mathrm{sin}⁡{\theta }_{C})tan−1⁡(sin⁡θC​)

  2. B

    1tan−1⁡(sin⁡θC)\frac{1}{{\mathrm{tan}}^{-1}⁡(\mathrm{sin}⁡{\theta }_{C})}tan−1⁡(sin⁡θC​)1​

  3. C

    cos−1⁡(sin⁡θC){\mathrm{cos}}^{-1}⁡(\mathrm{sin}⁡{\theta }_{C})cos−1⁡(sin⁡θC​)

  4. D

    1cos−1⁡(sin⁡θC)\frac{1}{{\mathrm{cos}}^{-1}⁡(\mathrm{sin}⁡{\theta }_{C})}cos−1⁡(sin⁡θC​)1​

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