White light is incident onto a 300 prism at the 400 angle. Violet light emerges perpendicular to the rear face of the prism. The index of refraction of violet light in this glass is 200 larger than the index of refraction of red light. At what angle does red light emerge from the rear face?

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White light is incident onto a 300 prism at the 400 angle. Violet light emerges perpendicular to the rear face of the prism. The index of refraction of violet light in this glass is 200 larger than the index of refraction of red light. At what angle does red light emerge from the rear face?

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