Consider light travelling from a medium $A$ to medium $B$ separated by a plane interface. If the light undergoes total internal reflection during its travel from medium $A$ to $B$ and the speed of light in media $A$ and $B$ are $2.4 \times 10^8 \ m/s$ and $2.7 \times 10^8 \ m/s$ respectively, then the value of critical angle is:

  • A
    $\cot^{-1}(\frac{3}{\sqrt{13}})$
  • B
    $\sin^{-1}(\frac{9}{8})$
  • C
    $\tan^{-1}(\frac{8}{\sqrt{17}})$
  • D
    $\cos^{-1}(\frac{8}{9})$

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