The image depicts a prism with an incident light ray entering and exiting the prism, illustrating the concept of light refraction. Here's a detailed explanation:- **Prism Structure**: The prism is represented as a triangular shape with a refractive index denoted by \( n \).- **Incident Ray**: An incoming light ray strikes the first face of the prism at an angle, referred to as the angle of incidence, \( \theta \).- **Refraction Inside Prism**: The light ray bends inside the prism due to refraction, following Snell's Law. The angle between the refracted ray and the normal within the prism is denoted as \( \alpha \).- **Emergent Ray**: The light ray exits the prism through the second face, bending again and forming another angle of refraction, also denoted as \( \theta \). - **Apex Angle**: The top angle of the prism is labeled \( \phi \), and it is the angle between the two refracting surfaces inside the prism.This diagram is a typical representation used in teaching optics, demonstrating how light behaves when it passes through a prism, including the concepts of refraction, angle of incidence, and angle of emergence. A light ray falls on the left face of a prism (see below) at the angle of incidence θ for which the emerging beam also has an angle of refraction θ at the right face. Use geometry and trigonometry to show in detail that the index of refraction \( n \) of the prism is given by\[n = \frac{\sin \left(\frac{1}{2} (\alpha + \phi)\right)}{\sin \left(\frac{1}{2} \phi \right)},\]where \( \phi \) is the vertex angle of the prism and \( \alpha \) is the angle through which the beam has been deviated due to the prism (\( \alpha \) is known to be the angle of deviation). If \( \alpha = 36.0^\circ \) and the two base angles of the prism are each \( 50.0^\circ \), what is \( n \)?

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A light ray falls on the left face of a prism (see below) at the angle of incidence 0 for which the emerging beam also has an angle of refraction at the right face. Use geometry and trigonometry to show in detail that the index of refraction n of the prism is given by sin (a+b) where is the vertex angle of the prism and a is the angle through which the n = sin beam has been deviated due to the prism (a is known to be the angle of deviation). If a = 36.0° and the two base angles of the prism are each 50.0°, what is n?

A light ray falls on the left face of a prism (see below) at the angle of incidence 0 for which the emerging beam also has an angle of refraction at the right face. Use geometry and trigonometry to show in detail that the index of refraction n of the prism is given by sin (a+b) where is the vertex angle of the prism and a is the angle through which the n = sin beam has been deviated due to the prism (a is known to be the angle of deviation). If a = 36.0° and the two base angles of the prism are each 50.0°, what is n?

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