An opaque cylindrical tank with an open top has a diameter o
An opaque cylindrical tank with an open top has a diameter of 3.30 m and is completely filled with water. When the afternoon Sun reaches an angle of 20.8° above the horizon, sunlight ceases to illuminate the bottom of the tank. How deep is the tank?
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Solution
90 - 20.8 = 69.2 deg
n1 sin theta1 = n2 sin theta2
1 * sin 69.2 = 1.33 * sin theta2
theta2 = 44.67 deg
tan theta2 = 3.30 / h
h = 3.30 / tan theta2 = 3.30 / tan 44.67
h = 3.34 m
