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Explain why a person's legs appear very short when wading in a pool. Justify your explanation with a ray diagram showing the path of rays from the feet to the eye of an observer who is out of the water.
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Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another. In this case, the light is passing from water to air. Show more…
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