A fish is located at a distance of 10 cm from the wall of a fish

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29.

A fish is located at a distance of 10 cm from the wall of a fish pond. The thickness of the glass wall is 2 cm. Find the apparent position of the fish. (Given

aμg = 3/2 and aμw= 4/3) 


Given aμw = 3/2 and aμw = 4/3

The normal position of the fish due to water is, 

straight d subscript 1 space equals space straight t subscript 1 space open parentheses 1 minus 1 over straight a subscript 2 straight w end subscript close parentheses space
space space space space equals space 10 space open parentheses fraction numerator 1 over denominator 4 divided by 3 end fraction close parentheses space

space space space space equals space 10 open parentheses 1 minus 3 over 4 close parentheses space
space space space equals space 10 over 4 space equals space 2.5 space cm
Normal space shift space of space fish space due space to space glass space is comma space

straight d subscript 2 space equals space straight t subscript 2 open parentheses 1 minus 1 over straight a subscript straight g close parentheses space
space space space space space equals space straight t subscript 2 open parentheses 1 minus fraction numerator 1 over denominator 3 divided by 2 end fraction close parentheses

space space space space space equals space 2 space open parentheses 1 space minus space 2 over 3 close parentheses

space space space space equals space 2 over 3 space equals space 2 over 3 space cm

We space have space

distance comma space straight d space equals space straight t subscript 1 space open parentheses 1 minus 1 half close parentheses space semicolon space

where comma space

straight t space is space thickness

Now comma space

Apparent space distance space of space fish comma

space equals space space straight d subscript 1 space plus space straight d subscript 2
equals space straight t subscript 1 space open parentheses 1 minus 1 over straight alpha subscript 1 close parentheses space plus space straight t subscript 2 space open parentheses 1 minus 1 over straight alpha subscript 2 close parentheses space

space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space open square brackets because space straight d space equals space straight t open parentheses 1 minus 1 over straight alpha close parentheses close square brackets space

equals space 10 open parentheses 1 minus space fraction numerator 1 over denominator 4 divided by 3 end fraction close parentheses space plus space 2 space open parentheses 1 minus fraction numerator 1 over denominator 3 divided by 2 end fraction close parentheses

equals space 10 space open parentheses 1 minus 3 over 4 close parentheses space plus space 2 space open parentheses 1 minus 2 over 3 close parentheses

equals space 10 open parentheses fraction numerator 4 minus 3 over denominator 4 end fraction close parentheses space plus space 2 space open parentheses fraction numerator 3 minus 2 over denominator 3 end fraction close parentheses

equals space 10 space straight x space 1 fourth space straight x 2 space straight x space 1 third

equals space 5 over 2 space plus space 2 over 3 space equals space fraction numerator 15 plus 4 over denominator 6 end fraction space

equals space 19 over 6 space equals space 3.17 space cm

Therefore, the apparent position of the fish is 3.17 cm.

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