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what happens to the reflection when it hits the triangular prisms? the reflection is from air to glass. critical angle=42° please help me i need it right now:( ​

what happens to the reflection when it hits the triangular prisms? the reflection-example-1
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I agree with this tip comment I have solved this equation and I have gotten what the top comment says
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Answer: TIR (total internal reflection) occurs

Explanation: TIR occurs because the angle of refraction reaches a 90-degree angle before the angle of incidence reaches a 90-degree angle. The only way for the angle of refraction to be greater than the angle of incidence is for light to bend away from the normal. Since light only bends away from the normal when passing from a more dense medium into a less dense medium, then this would be a necessary condition for total internal reflection.

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