Calculate the speed of light in the substance

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A laser beam is traveling through an unknown substance. When it encounters a boundary with air, the angle of reflection is 27.9° and the angle of refraction is 39.0°.

(a) What is the index of refraction of the substance?

________

(b) What is the speed of light in the substance?

_______m/s

_______°

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