$A$ ray of light enters from a rarer to a denser medium. The angle of incidence is $i$. Then the reflected and refracted rays are mutually perpendicular to each other. The critical angle for the pair of media is

  • A
    $\sin ^{-1}(\tan i)$
  • B
    $\tan ^{-1}(\sin i)$
  • C
    $\sin ^{-1}(\cot i)$
  • D
    $\cos ^{-1}(\tan i)$

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