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A small light fixture is on the bottom of a swimming pool, 0.50 m below the surface. The light emerging from the water forms a circle on the still water surface. What is the diameter of this circle?

________m

2007-08-25 06:00:50 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Physics

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Total internal reflection occurs at 48.6 degrees angle of incidence, so it's 1.13m across.

2 x 0.5 x tan48.6


Unless the light bulb is set well down in the fixture, in which case the design of the fixture would limit the diameter of the circle.

2007-08-25 06:15:55 · answer #1 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0 0

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