What is the lateral shift of a ray refracted through a parallel-sided glass slab of thickness h in terms of th…

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What is the lateral shift of a ray refracted through a parallel-sided glass slab of thickness $h$ in terms of the angle of incidence $i$ and angle of refraction $r$ , if the glass slab is placed in air medium?

A
$\frac{h \, \tan(i - r)}{\tan r}$
B
$\frac{h \, \cos(i - r)}{\sin r}$
C
$h$
D
$\frac{h \, \sin(i - r)}{\cos r}$

Accepted Answer

D. $$\frac{h \, \sin(i - r)}{\cos r}$$

Answer

A. $$\frac{h \, 	an(i - r)}{	an r}$$

Answer

B. $$\frac{h \, \cos(i - r)}{\sin r}$$

Answer

C. $$h$$

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