Question 258: Ray Optics

Question

A fish looking up through the water sees the outside world contained in a circular horizon. If the refractive index of water is $${4 \over 3}$$ and the fish is $$12$$ $$cm$$ below the surface, the radius of this circle in $$cm$$ is

Accepted Answer

$$\sin {	heta _c} = {1 \over \mu } = {3 \over 4}$$
or $$	an {	heta _c} = {3 \over {\sqrt {16 - 9} }} = {3 \over {\sqrt 7 }} = {R \over {12}}$$
$$ \Rightarrow R = {{36} \over {\sqrt 7 }}\,cm$$

Answer

$${{36} \over {\sqrt 7 }}$$

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$${36\sqrt 7 }$$

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$${4\sqrt 5 }$$

Answer

$${36\sqrt 5 }$$

Ray Optics

A fish looking up through the water sees the outside world contained in a circular horizon. If the refractive index of water is ${4 \over 3} and the fish is 12 cm below the surface, the radius of this circle in cm$ is

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