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A goldfish bowl is spherical, 8 cm in radius. A goldfish is swimming 3.0 cm from

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Question

A goldfish bowl is spherical, 8 cm in radius. A goldfish is swimming 3.0 cm from the wall of the
bowl. Where does the fish appear to be to an observer outside? The index of refraction of water is
1.33. Neglect the effect of the glass wall of the bowl.

A) 3.3 cm inside the bowl
B) 1.7 cm inside the bowl
C) 3.0 cm inside the bowl
D) 3.9 cm inside the bowl
E) 3.6 cm inside the bowl

Those are the options but if you do not explain how you got your answer i will rate you a 1 star even if it's the right answer.

Explanation / Answer

C) 3.0 cm inside the bowl