Shown from above in FIGURE P34.54 is one corner of a rectangular box filled with water. A
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Shown from above in FIGURE P34.54 is one corner of a rectangular box filled with water. A laser beam starts 10 cm from side A of the container and enters the water at position x. You can ignore the thin walls of the container.
a. If x = 15 cm, does the laser beam refract back into the air through side B or reflect from side B back into the water? Determine the angle of refraction or reflection.b. Repeat part a for x = 25 cm.c. Find the minimum value of x for which the laser beam passes through side B and emerges into the air.
Side B Water (top view) 10 cm Side A FIGURE P34.54
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics
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Authors: Randall D. Knight
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