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Refractive index of medium b with respect to medium a is 2. The refractive index of medium c with respect to b is 3. What is the refractive index of medium c with respect to a?

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n_{12} \times n_{23} \times n_{31} = 1

n_{12}

is the refractive index of medium-2 with respect to medium-1,

n_{23}

is the refractive index of medium-3 with respect to medium-2,

n_{31}

is the refractive index of medium-3 with respect to medium-1.

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n_{b a}

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