A beam of light is incident on a prism with angle of incidence $ heta_i$ and angle of re\fraction $ heta_r$. If the prism is made of a material with re\fractive index $n$, determine the angle of deviation $delta$.

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A beam of light is incident on a prism with angle of incidence $	heta_i$ and angle of re\fraction $	heta_r$. If the prism is made of a material with re\fractive index $n$, determine the angle of deviation $delta$.

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$ delta = \theta_i - n\theta_r $

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A beam of light is incident on a prism with angle of incidence $\theta_i$ and angle of re\fraction $\theta_r$. If the prism is made of a material with re\fractive index $n$, determine the angle of deviation $delta$.

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