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Standard XII

Physics

Lens Maker's Formula

A fish in wat...

Question

A fish in water sees an object $24 c m$ above the surface of water. The height of object above the surface of water as it appear to the fish is

32 c m

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Solution

The correct option is A $32 c m$
$μ_{m e d i u m} = \frac{h_{m e d i u m}}{h}$
$\frac{4}{3} = \frac{h^{1}}{24}$
$h^{‘} = \frac{4}{3} \times 24$
$h^{‘} = 32 c m$
Hence option 'A' is correct.

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