Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A ray falls at on a glass slab thick, with . Find the angle of refraction inside the glass and the lateral displacement. Use .
A ray through a glass slab leaves parallel to the way it came (), shifted sideways by the lateral displacement . Looking straight down into water, : things look shallower.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Inside. , so .
Step 2. The pieces. , , and .
Step 3. The shift. .
Answer: ; .
Check. The shift is less than the thickness, as it must be.
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