The Photographer's Rain Shield · AI Generator #GEN-61BE597A
Physics · optics
Problem
A wildlife photographer wants to protect her camera lens from rain while still being able to take clear photos. She places a flat piece of glass at an angle of 30° above the horizontal, positioned 20cm directly above the camera lens. The glass has thickness t=5.0mm and refractive index n=1.5. When she aims the camera horizontally to photograph a bird, light from the bird travels horizontally, hits the angled glass, and refracts through it before reaching the camera lens below. What is the lateral displacement of the light ray as it passes through the glass plate?