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A boy standing in a shallow pool of water notices a penny on the bottom of the pool. Light from the penny is coming to his eyes at an angle of <53.06> degrees from the water’s surface. how to solve it with the answer would be appreciated. thanks! The penny and the boy’s eyes are separated by a horizontal distance of <11.848481776731> cm and a vertical distance of <116.35198488189> cm. How deep (in centimeters) is the water in this pool? |
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E *eye ....... | ................ | ................ | N ------------ Z --------- refraction ................ |..... *penny (apparant) ................ | h ................ |.... O penny (real) T <.. x1..><x2> ---------------------- snell's law of refraction> sin i / sin r = u(water)/u(air) = 1.333 given > angle EZN = 53.06 i = incident angle = 90 - 53.06 = 36.94 ----------------- sin r = sin 36.94 /1.33 = 0.4508 r = 26.8 deg ================= tan (r) = x2 / h = tan 26.8 = 0.505 x2 = 0.505 h ----------- (1) ------------------------- tan 56.06 = EN / x1 x1 = EN /tan 56.06 EN = 116.35198488189 - h x1 = [116.35198488189 - h] / 1.486 x1 = 0.673 [116.35198488189 - h] --------- (2) ================ x1+x2 = 11.848481776731 >>> given. =============== 0.505 h +0.673 [116.35198488189 - h] = 11.848481776731 - 0.168 h = - 66.45640404878097 h = real depth of penny = depth of water = 395.5738 cm |
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