Show that when a ray of light is incident on the surface of a transparent medium at polarizing angle, the reflected ray and the refracted ray are at right angles to each other.
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Let's denote the angle of incidence as $i$, the angle of reflection as $r$, and the angle of refraction as $t$. According to the law of reflection, we have $i = r$. Show more…
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