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Mathematics and Society - OS X Lion Server

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Step DBENDING OF LIGHT?![r(7?7CrIGNpr-: ,III(COtuTllJUE:D), III: p,190 0, , .;-b,.,, ,1) With a compass make thelargest circle you canwithout crossing line n.2) Draw in line segments R <strong>and</strong>T so they are perpendicularto p.(9d'1TFind index of refraction.Measure R<strong>and</strong> T to the nearest millimetre.of refraction.Lengths:Express to two decimal places.R= nun~--T = ____ nunThe ratio of R:T will be the indexRatio:R- =T(Index ofrefraction)(Try this activity two more times using different incident angles--one about 30°<strong>and</strong> the other about 55°.Determine the index of refraction in each case.Take an average of the three ratios for your final value.'l."'TABOUT "-15°If..lCIOEtJT AlJGLE L (1\\30VC) RAllOABOUT 30°RATIOABOUT 55°RATIOLEl\lGTI-\0, RLE.NGTI-\ O. TThe average of the three ratios is(366

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