A ray in air ( ) strikes a plane water surface ( ) at an angle of incidence

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Problem

A ray in air (

n_1=1

) strikes a plane water surface (

n_2=1.33

) at an angle of incidence

\theta_i = 50^\circ

. Using the chapter's sign convention for

r_p

(the one in which

r_p = r_s

at normal incidence), find

r_p

and

t_p

for this interface.