A 3.87 m long pole stands vertically in a lake having a depth of 2.07 m. When the Sun is 38.2o above the horizontal, determine the length of the pole's shadow on the bottom of the lake. Take the index of refraction for water to be 1.33.

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A 3.87 m long pole stands vertically in a lake having a depth of 2.07 m. When the Sun is 38.2o above the horizontal, determine the length of the pole's shadow on the bottom of the lake. Take the index of refraction for water to be 1.33. 

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