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Homework Statement
To a fish in an aquarium, the 4.30 mm-thick walls appear to be only 3.10 mm thick.
What is the index of refraction of the walls?
Homework Equations
m=-s'/s
n_1/s + n_2 / s' = (n_2-n_1)/R
m: magnification
s: object distance
s': image distance
The Attempt at a Solution
m=(3.1/4.3)=.72
m=-s'/s
n_1/s + n_2 / s' = (n_2-n_1)/R
1.33/s + n_2/s' = (n_2-1.33)/R
I'm not sure what R, s, or s' would be.
If I plug in the numbers I received from determing the magnification, I receive this:
1.33/4.33 + n_2/3.1 = (n_2 - 1/33)/R