[![enter image description here][1]][1] $\color{red}{\delta^{*}}$=minimum deviation angle. $\color{red}{\mathrm{i}1^{*}}$=incident angle for minimum deviation. $\color{blue}{\mathrm{i}1^{\boldsymbol{+}}}$=incident angle $\mathrm{i}1^{*}$ plus a variation $\:\theta$. $\color{green}{\mathrm{i}1^{\boldsymbol{-}}}$=incident angle $\mathrm{i}1^{*}$ minus a variation $\:\theta$. $\color{blue}{\delta^{\boldsymbol{+}}}$= deviation if incident angle equals $\mathrm{i}1^{\boldsymbol{+}}$. $\color{green}{\delta^{\boldsymbol{-}}}$= deviation if incident angle equals $\mathrm{i}1^{\boldsymbol{-}}$. Result : $\delta^{\boldsymbol{+}}\ne\delta^{\boldsymbol{-}}$. ---------- The drawing is sketched with the following data and calculations: \begin{align} \mathrm A & = \text{prism angle}= 60^{\rm o} \tag{01}\\ n_{1} & = \text{refraction index of surroundings}= 1.00 \tag{02}\\ n_{2} & = \text{refraction index of prism}= 1.50 \tag{03}\\ n & = \text{relative refraction index}=1/1.50=0.6667 \tag{04}\\ \mathrm i1^{\boldsymbol{*}} & = \text{incident angle of minimum deviation}= \arcsin\left(n\sin\tfrac{\mathrm A}{2}\right)=48.59^{\rm o} \tag{05}\\ & \text{minimum deviation path (red) } : 48.59^{\rm o} \Longrightarrow 30^{\rm o} \Longrightarrow 30^{\rm o} \Longrightarrow 48.59^{\rm o} \tag{06}\\ \delta^{*} & = \text{minimum deviation angle}=2\cdot\mathrm i1^{\boldsymbol{*}}-\mathrm A=37.18^{\rm o} \tag{07}\\ \theta & = \text{variation angle}=20^{\rm o} \tag{08}\\ \mathrm{i}1^{\boldsymbol{+}} & = \mathrm i1^{\boldsymbol{*}}+\theta=68.59^{\rm o} \tag{09}\\ \mathrm{i}1^{\boldsymbol{+}} & \text{ deviation path (blue) } : 68.59^{\rm o} \Longrightarrow 38.36^{\rm o} \Longrightarrow 21.64^{\rm o} \Longrightarrow 33.58^{\rm o} \tag{10}\\ \delta^{\boldsymbol{+}} & = \text{deviation angle if incident angle equals }\mathrm{i}1^{\boldsymbol{+}} =42.17^{\rm o} \tag{11}\\ \mathrm{i}1^{\boldsymbol{-}} & = \mathrm i1^{\boldsymbol{*}}-\theta=28.59^{\rm o} \tag{12}\\ \mathrm{i}1^{\boldsymbol{-}} & \text{ deviation path (green) } : 28.59^{\rm o} \Longrightarrow 18.60^{\rm o} \Longrightarrow 41.40^{\rm o} \Longrightarrow 82.70^{\rm o} \tag{13}\\ \delta^{\boldsymbol{-}} & = \text{deviation angle if incident angle equals }\mathrm{i}1^{\boldsymbol{-}} =51.29^{\rm o} \tag{14} \end{align} ---------- [![enter image description here][2]][2] [![enter image description here][3]][3] [![enter image description here][4]][4] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/blKdi.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/TBF1Y.png [3]: https://i.sstatic.net/pMiUN.png [4]: https://i.sstatic.net/gTj2m.png