A fisherman is standing on the bank of a lake. To a fish underwater viewing obliquely the man looks:

Taller than what he actually is

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Shorter than what he actually is

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The same height as he actually is

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Depends on the obliquity

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The correct option is A Taller than what he actually is
As shown in the diagram,
The due to the refraction of the light, the light will move away from the normal (NN') and consequently, the fish (denoted as F) will see a longer image of the fisherman (AB) as AB'.

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A fisherman is standing on the bank of a lake. To a fish underwater viewing obliquely the man looks:

The correct option is A Taller than what he actually isAs shown in the diagram,The due to the refraction of the light, the light will move away from the normal (NN') and consequently, the fish (denoted as F) will see a longer image of the fisherman (AB) as AB'.

The correct option is A Taller than what he actually is
As shown in the diagram,
The due to the refraction of the light, the light will move away from the normal (NN') and consequently, the fish (denoted as F) will see a longer image of the fisherman (AB) as AB'.