How is the refractive index of a medium related to the real and apparent depths of an object in that medium?

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When an object is placed under water (any other medium) than observing it from outside the water (or medium) it appears to be raised above. The ratio of real depth and apparent depth is equal to the refractive index of the medium.

Refractive index, $μ$ = $\frac{R e a l D e p t h}{A p p a r e n t D e p t h}$

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The relation between refractive index of a medium, real depth and apparent depth is

\frac{R e a l d e p t h}{A p p a r e n t d e p t h}

Refractive Index of a medium can be calculated as the ratio of real depth and apparent depth.

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