Answer 1_2_8

 calculate the critical angle for a water and air boundary:

sin qc = 1/1.33 = 0.75

Þ qc = sin-1 (0.75) = 48.6o

 

To work out r we need some trigonometry

 

r = 1.8 ´ tan 48.8 = 1.8 ´ 1.13 = 2.04 m

 

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