A TRANSPARENT RECTANGULAR BLOCK 5.0CM THICK IS PLACED ON A BLACK DOT. THE DOT WHEN VIEWED FROM ABOVE IS SEEM 3.0CM FROM THE TOP OF THE BLOCK, CALCULATE THE REFRACTIVE INDEX OF THE MATERIAL OF THE BLOCK
A. 2/5 B. 3/5 C. 3/2 D. 5/3 ✓ E. 5/2 The answer to the question is: D. 5/3 To calculate the refractive index of the material of the block, we can use the concept of apparent depth. When a transparent block is…