A vessel of water is $2 m$ deep. How deep will it appear if looked vertically downward?
$[_{a} μ_{w} = \frac{4}{3}]$

1.5 m

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Solution

The correct option is A $1.5 m$
Real depthof water is 2m (given)
Since we know that
$μ = \frac{r e a l d e p t h}{a p p a r e n t d e p t h}$
Hence $a p p a r e n t d e p t h = \frac{r e a l d e p t h}{μ}$
$= \frac{2}{\frac{4}{3}}$
$a p p a r e n t d e p t h = 1.5 m$

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A vessel of water is 2m deep. How deep will it appear if looked vertically downward?[aμw=43]

The correct option is A 1.5mReal depthof water is 2m (given)Since we know thatμ=realdepthapparentdepthHence apparentdepth=realdepthμ=243apparentdepth=1.5m

A vessel of water is $2 m$ deep. How deep will it appear if looked vertically downward?
$[_{a} μ_{w} = \frac{4}{3}]$

The correct option is A $1.5 m$
Real depthof water is 2m (given)
Since we know that
$μ = \frac{r e a l d e p t h}{a p p a r e n t d e p t h}$
Hence $a p p a r e n t d e p t h = \frac{r e a l d e p t h}{μ}$
$= \frac{2}{\frac{4}{3}}$
$a p p a r e n t d e p t h = 1.5 m$