A tiny insect is trapped 1.0 mm from the center of a spherical dewdrop $4.0 \mathrm{mm}$ in diameter. As you look straight into the drop, what's the insect's apparent distance from the drop's surface?
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333$ (refractive index of water), $S = -1$ mm (distance of insect from center of dewdrop), and $R = -2$ mm (radius of dewdrop). Show more…
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