A marine researcher compares how two different clear panels, A and B
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Problem
A marine researcher compares how two different clear panels, A and B, bend light underwater. Panel A has an index of refraction of 1.47, and panel B has an index of 1.62. A light ray in water (1.33) strikes each panel at 35° to the normal. The researcher defines the percentage reduction in angle as θAθA−θB×100%, where θA and θB are the refracted angles in panels A and B, respectively. Which value is closest to this percentage reduction?
(a) 13%
(b) 10%
(c) 4%
(d) 9%