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Consider the light passing from a means of refractive index n1 to another of index n2....

Consider the light passing from a means of refractive index n1 to another of index n2. Use the Fermat principle to minimize travel time and                                                                                     deduce the law of refraction: n1sen (θ1) = n2sen (θ2).

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