A glass sphere has radius R = 6.2 cm and index of refraction 1.9. A paperweight is constructed by slicing through the sphere along a plane that is 2.0 cm from the center of the sphere, leaving height h = 4.2 cm. The paperweight is placed on a table and viewed from directly above by an observer who is distance d = 9.6 cm from the tabletop (the figure below). When viewed through the paperweight, how far away does the tabletop appear to be to the observer? Observer

A glass sphere has radius R = 6.2 cm and index of refraction 1.9. A paperweight is constructed by slicing through the sphere along a plane that is 2.0 cm from the center of the sphere, leaving height h = 4.2 cm. The paperweight is placed on a table and viewed from directly above by an observer who is distance d = 9.6 cm from the tabletop (the figure below). When viewed through the paperweight, how far away does the tabletop appear to be to the observer? Observer

Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics

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Chapter34: The Nature Of Light And The Principles Of Ray Optics

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