Bird & Fish Refraction Homework | See How Many Images

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The discussion focuses on a physics homework problem involving the refraction of light and reflection from a plane mirror in a vessel filled with water of refractive index 4/3. The fish is located 40 cm below the water surface, while the bird is 30 cm above it. The analysis concludes that the bird will see two images of the fish: one due to refraction at the water's surface and another due to reflection from the bottom of the vessel, which acts as a plane mirror.

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Homework Statement


A vessel is filled with water of refractive index 4/3.The height of the vessel is 60cm.A fish F is at 40 cm below the surface of water.A bird B is 30cm above the surface of water.The bottom of the vessel behaves as plane mirror. How many images of fish will be seen by the bird

Homework Equations


Real Depth/ Relative Depth= Refractive index of water[/B]

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So I think one of the images will be due to refraction from the surface of the water like in this case:
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Now I think there should be one more image because there will be a plane mirror.So the fish will get reflected from the plane mirror but I am not sure what will follow after that.[/B]
 

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How can you find the distance from the bird to the image of the fish formed by the mirror? First find the distance if the vessel has no water. Then consider the difference that putting in the water will make.
 

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