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A diver under water sees a bird in air, vertically above him. If the actual, height of the bird above thewater surfaceis 'h' , then does it appear at the same height 'h' to the diver ? Explain giving reasons. If mu_(w) is therefractive index of water, find theshift in thebird'sposition as observed by the diver.

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Solution :(i) What happens to the light ray when it enters an optically denser medium from an optically rarer medium?
Will the light raysentering WATER appear to come from theoriginal position?
When a person observes an object in water therefractive index, `mu_(W) =("REAL DEPTH")/("apparent depth")`
How does the above formula change if theperson observes the object in air from water?
(ii) Shift = `h(mu_(w) -1)`


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