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Question: `qPrinciples of Physics and General College Physics 23.28 A light beam exits the

water surface at 66 degrees to vertical. At what angle was it incident from under the water?

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Your solution:

n1*sin'theta1 = n2*sin'theta2

sin'theta2 = (n1*sin'theta1)/n2

sin'theta2 = (1.00*sin66.0)/1.33

sin'theta2 = .687

theta = 43.4 degrees

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Given Solution:

`a**** The angle of incidence and the angle of refraction are both measured relative to the

normal direction, i.e., to the direction which is perpendicular to the surface. For a

horizontal water surface, these angles will therefore be measured relative to the vertical.

66 degrees is therefore the angle of refraction.

Using 1.3 as the index of refraction of water and 1 as the index of refraction of air, we

would get

sin(angle of incidence) / sin(angle of refraction) = 1 / 1.3 = .7, very approximately, so

that

sin(angle of incidence) = 1.3 * sin(angle of refraction) = .7 * sin(66 deg) = .7 * .9 = .6,

very approximately, so that

angle of incidence = arcSin(.6) = 37 degrees, again a very approximate result.

You should of course use a more accurate value for the index of refraction and calculate

your results to at least two significant figures.

STUDENT QUESTION

it should be 1/1.333 right? nb is where its going which is air

sin(66)/sin (theta)=1/1.333=.75

INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE

The incident beam is in the water (call this medium a, consistent with your usage), the

refracted beam in the air (medium b).

It's sin(theta_a) / sin(theta_b) = n_b / n_a, so

sin(theta_a) = 1 / 1.333 * sin(theta_b) = .7 sin(66 dec) = .6 and

theta_a = 37 degrees.

Again all calculations are very approximate.

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Question: `qPrinciples of Physics and General College Physics 23.46 What is the power of a

20.5 cm lens? What is the focal length of a -6.25 diopter lens? Are these lenses converging

or diverging?

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Your solution:

P = 1/f =1/.205m = 4.88D

converging since f>0.

-6.25 = 1/f

f = -.16m = -16cm

diverging since f<0

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Given Solution:

`aThe power of the 20.5 cm lens is 1 / (.205 meters) = 4.87 m^-1 = 4.87 diopters.

A positive focal length implies a converging lens, so this lens is converging.

A lens with power -6.25 diopters has focal length 1 / (-6.25 m^-1) = -.16 m = -16 cm.

The negative focal length implies a diverging lens.

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Question: `qquery gen phy problem 23.32 incident at 45 deg to equilateral prism, n = 1.52;

and what angle does light emerge?

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Your solution:

I found 'theta2 = 26.6 degrees, that was the basic math part. 'theta3 however, has proven to

be much more difficult than I thought it would be. After reading through the solution I know

now how to finish the problem and need to keep in mind other ways to solve these geometrical

figures. i'm more of an algebra man myself!

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Given Solution:

`aSTUDENT SOLUTION: To solve this problem, I used figure 23-51 in the text book to help me

visualize the problem. The problem states that light is incident on an equilateral crown

glass prism at a 45 degree angle at which light emerges from the oppposite face. Assume that

n=1.52. First, I calculated the angle of refraction at the first surface. To do this , I

used Snell's Law: n1sin'thea1=n2sin'thea2

I assumed that the incident ray is in air, so n1=1.00 and the problem stated that n2=1.52.

Thus,

1.00sin45 degrees=1.52sin'theta2

'thea 2=27.7 degrees.

Now I have determined the angle of incidence of the second surface('thea3). This was the

toughest portion of the problem. To do this I had to use some simple rules from geometry. I

noticed that the normal dashed lines onthe figure are perpendicular to the surface(right

angle). Also, the sum of all three angles in an equilateral triangle is 180degrees and that

all three angles in the equilateral triangle are the same. Using this information, I was

able to calculate the angle of incidence at the second surface.

I use the equation

(90-'thea2)+(90-'thea3)+angle at top of triangle=180degrees.

(90-27.7degrees)=62.3 degrees. Since this angle is around 60 degrees then the top angle

would be approx. 60 degrees. ###this is the part of the problem I am a little hesitant

about. Thus,

62.3 degrees+(90-'thea3)+60 degrees=180 degrees-'thea)=57.7degrees

'thea=32.3 degrees

This is reasonable because all three angles add up to be 180

degrees.62.3+60.0+57.7=180degrees

Now, I have determined that the angle of incidence at the second surface is 32.3 degrees, I

can calculate the refraction at the second surface by using Snell's Law. Because the angles

are parallel,

nsin'thea3=n(air)sin''thea4

1.52sin32.3=1.00sin (thea4)

'thea 4=54.3 degrees

INSTRUCTOR COMMENT:

Looks great. Here's my explanation (I did everything in my head so your results should be

more accurate than mine):

Light incident at 45 deg from n=1 to n=1.52 will have refracted angle `thetaRef such that

sin(`thetaRef) / sin(45 deg) = 1 / 1.52 so sin(`thetaRef) = .707 * 1 / 1.52 = .47 (approx),

so that `thetaRef = sin^-1(.47) = 28 deg (approx).

We then have to consider the refraction at the second face. This might be hard to understand

from the accompanying explanation, but patient construction of the triangles should either

verify or refute the following results:

This light will then be incident on the opposing face of the prism at approx 32 deg (approx

28 deg from normal at the first face, the normals make an angle of 120 deg, so the triangle

defined by the normal lines and the refracted ray has angles of 28 deg and 120 deg, so the

remaining angle is 32 deg).

Using Snell's Law again shows that this ray will refract at about 53 deg from the second

face. Constructing appropriate triangles we see that the angle between the direction of the

first ray and the normal to the second face is 15 deg, and that the angle between the final

ray and the first ray is therefore part of a triangle with angles 15 deg, 127 deg (the

complement of the 53 deg angle) so the remaining angle of 28 deg is the angle between the

incident and refracted ray. **

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Question: `q**** query univ phy problem (absent from 13th edition) / 34.92 11th edition

34.86 (35.62 10th edition)

Consider a spherical surface, on the 'incident side' of which the index of refraction is

n_a, on the other side of which the index of refraction is n_b. We assume that n_b > n_a.

The 'first focal length' f at the spherical surface is the distance from the surface at

which a point source (located in the material for which the index of refraction is n_a) must

be located so that its light will be refracted to form a parallel beam, i.e., the distance

of an object from the surface which will result in an image at infinity (the distance f for

which the image forms at s ' = infinity).

The 'second focal length', designated f ', is the distance at which parallel rays incident

on the surface, having been refracted at the surface, will converge. Thus f ' is the focal

distance for an object at distance s = infinity.

How do you prove that the ratio of indices of refraction na / nb is equal to the ratio f / f

' of focal lengths?

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Given Solution:

`a** The symbols s and s' are used in the diagrams in the chapter, including the one to

which problem 62 refers. s is the object distance (I used o in my notes) and s' the image

distance (i in my notes). My notation is more common that used in the text, but both are

common notations.

Using i and o instead of s' and s we translate the problem to say that f is the object

distance that makes i infinite and f ' is the image distance that makes o infinite.

For a spherical reflector we know that na / s + nb / s' = (nb - na ) / R (eqn 35-11 in your

text, obtained by geometrical methods similar to those used for the cylindrical lens in

Class Notes).

If s is infinite then na / s is zero and image distance is s ' = f ' so nb / i = nb / f ' =

(nb - na) / R.

Similarly if s' is infinite then the object distance is s = f so na / s = na / f = (nb - na)

/ R.

It follows that nb / f ' = na / f, which is easily rearranged to get na / nb = f / f'.

THIS STUDENT SOLUTION WORKS TOO:

All I did was solve the formula:

na/s+nb/sprime=(nb-na)/R

once for s and another time for sprime

I took the limits of these two expressions as s and s' approached infinity.

I ended up with

f=-na*r/(na-nb)

and

fprime=-nb*r/(na-nb)

when you take the ratio f/fprime and do a little algebra, you end up with

f/fprime=na/nb **

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Question: `q **** univ phy How did you prove that f / s + f ' / s' = 1?

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Given Solution:

`a** We can do an algebraic solution:

From nb / f ' = (nb - na) / R, obtained in a previous note, we get f ' = nb * R / (nb - na).

From na / f = (nb - na) / R we get f = na * R / (nb - na).

Rearranging na/s+nb/s'=(nb-na)/R we can get R * na / ( s ( na - nb) ) + R * nb / (s ' ( na -

nb) ) = 1.

Combining this with the other two relationships we get f / s + f ' / s / = 1.

An algebraic solution is nice but a geometric solution is more informative:

To get the relationship between object distance s and image distance s' you construct a ray

diagram. Place an object of height h at to the left of the spherical surface at distance s >

f from the surface and sketch two principal rays. The first comes in parallel to the axis,

strikes the surface at a point we'll call A and refracts through f ' on the right side of

the surface. The other passes through position f on the object side of the surface,

encounters the surface at a point we'll call B and is then refracted to form a ray parallel

to the axis. The two rays meet at a point we'll call C, forming the tip of an image of

height h'.

From the tip of the object to point A to point B we construct a right triangle with legs s

and h + h'. This triangle is similar to the triangle from the f point to point B and back to

the central axis, having legs f and h'. Thus (h + h') / s = h / f. This can be rearranged to

the form f / s = h / (h + h').

From point A to C we have the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs s' and h + h'. This

triangle is similar to the one from B down to the axis then to the f' position on the axis,

with legs h and f'. Thus (h + h') / s' = h / f'. This can be rearranged to the form f' / s'

= h' / (h + h').

If we now add our expressions for f/s and f'/s' we get

f / s + f ' / s ' = h / (h + h') + h' / (h + h') = (h + h') / (h + h') = 1.

This is the result we were looking for. **

The series of figures below represent the geometric solution. These figures are physically

realistic, in that for real materials both f and f ' would be expected to be much larger

relative to the radius of the sphere.

In the next figure the 'green' triangle is similar to the 'blue' triangle, and the image h '

is depicted.

The two triangles are not exactly right triangles and not quite similar: since A is further

from the central axis that B the segment from A to B is not quite vertical, hence not quite

perpendicular to the axis.

However for rays which are close to the axis, the error in assuming these to be right

triangles, and therefore similar, is not significant.

In the next figure the two 'purple' triangles are also very nearly similar.

The larger ('green') triangle is represented at the top of the figure below, along with the

smaller ('blue') triangle. The distances h and h ' are indicated.

The 'green' triangle has legs s and h + h ', while the 'blue' triangle has corresponding

legs f and h '.

Thus s / (h + h ') = f / h '

The two 'purple' triangles are represented in the lower half of the figure.

The smaller triangle has legs f ' and h, while the larger has legs s ' and h + h ', where i

is the distance at which the image forms.

Thus f ' / h = s ' / (h + h ').

The two larger triangles are depicted below, with their respective legs s and s ', and their

common leg h + h ' so labeled.

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