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Light consisting of a mixture of red and blue light enters a 40, 70, 70 prism along a line parallel to the side opposite the 40 vertex. The index of refraction of the prism material for blue light is 1.530,
 
  and for red light it is 1.525. What is the angle between the two emerging beams of light?
  A)
 
  0.5
  B)
 
  0.9
  C)
 
  0.1
  D)
 
  0.3
  E)
 
  0.7

Question 2

A certain astronomical telescope has a diameter of 5.60 m. What is the minimum angle of resolution for this telescope at a wavelength of 620 nm?
 
  A)
 
  1.11  10-7 rad
  B)
 
  3.11  10-7 rad
  C)
 
  2.70  10-7 rad
  D)
 
  1.35  10-7 rad
  E)
 
  4.05  10-7 rad



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Answer to Question 1

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