Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 26 - Geometrical Optics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 945: 108

Answer

$\frac{n_A}{n_B}=\frac{1}{x}$

Work Step by Step

We know that $v_A=xv_B$....eq(1) and $v_A=\frac{c}{n}$....eq(2) similarly $v_B=\frac{c}{n_B}$....eq(3) Substituting eq(2) and eq(3) in eq(1), we obtain: $\frac{c}{n_A}=x\frac{c}{n_B}$ $\implies \frac{1}{n_A}=\frac{x}{n_B}$ $\implies \frac{n_A}{n_B}=\frac{1}{x}$
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