Assertion: The minimum deviation produced by an equilateral prism of refractive index is

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Problem

Assertion: The minimum deviation produced by an equilateral prism of refractive index

\sqrt{2}

30^\circ

. Reason: This follows from the relation

\mu=\frac{\sin\left(\frac{A+\delta_m}{2}\right)}{\sin\left(\frac{A}{2}\right)}