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Textbook Solutions for Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, Standard Edition (Chs 1-36)

Chapter 34 Problem 34.57

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A fish in a flat-sided aquarium sees a can of fish food on the counter. To the fishs eye, the can looks to be 30 cm outside the aquarium. What is the actual distance between the can and the aquarium? (You can ignore the thin glass wall of the aquarium.)

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From the textbook chapter Ray Optics you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach, Standard Edition (Chs 1-36) 4 
Author Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus)
ISBN 9780134081496

Solved: A fish in a flat-sided aquarium sees a can of fish

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