Demonstrate that in a prism with small refracting angle the shaft of light deviates through the angle

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Demonstrate that in a prism with small refracting angle θ the shaft of light deviates through the angle α ≈ (n – 1) θ regardless of the angle of incidence, provided that the latter is also small.
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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