Question

A flag is waved 3.2 m above the surface of a flat pool of water. When viewed from under the water, what is the magnification of the flag? Let the indices of refraction nwater = 1.33 and nair = 1.00.

1.33
0.754
1
1.67

Answer 1

1.33

Step-by-step explanation:

For an optical instrument, the magnification ratio of the apparent diameter of the image to that of the object.

Mathematically, from the given information;

Magnification

where;