The angles of incidence and emergence of a light ray passing through a prism of angle $A$ are $i$ and $e$ respectively. The total deviation produced by the prism is

  • A
    $i+e+A$
  • B
    $i+e-A$
  • C
    $i+e-2A$
  • D
    $i+e+2A$

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