A 1.0 cm thick layer of water stands on a horizontal slab of glass. A light ray in the air is incident on the water 60◦ from the normal. What is the ray’s direction of travel in the glass?

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2. A 1.0 cm thick layer of water stands on a horizontal slab of glass. A light ray in
the air is incident on the water 60◦
from the normal. What is the ray’s direction
of travel in the glass? 

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