BQ1/ If the star's distance from the earth is 4.640 x 105 km, how long will it take thelight to travel from the earth to the star and back again?Q2/ A ray is reflected with 60° in the water. What is the incident angle in air?Q3/ Define:1- Huygens Principle2- Laws of Refraction3- Fermat's PrincipleQ4/ A concave surface with a radius of 2cm is separated two media water and air. Anobject is located in the first medium at a distance of 10 cm from the vertex. Find theprimary focal length.Good LuckProf. Dr. Nidhal Jandow

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Q1/ If the star's distance from the earth is 4.640 x 105 km, how long will it take the
light to travel from the earth to the star and back again?
Q2/ A ray is reflected with 60° in the water. What is the incident angle in air?
Q3/ Define:
1- Huygens Principle
2- Laws of Refraction
3- Fermat's Principle
Q4/ A concave surface with a radius of 2cm is separated two media water and air. An
object is located in the first medium at a distance of 10 cm from the vertex. Find the
primary focal length.
Good Luck
Prof. Dr. Nidhal Jandow

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