$A$ light beam is incident on a denser medium whose refractive index is $1.414$ at an angle of incidence $45^o$. Find the ratio of the width of the refracted beam in the medium to the width of the incident beam in air.

  • A
    $1 : \sqrt{2}$
  • B
    $\sqrt{2} : 1$
  • C
    $\sqrt{2} : \sqrt{3}$
  • D
    $\sqrt{3} : \sqrt{2}$

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