Apparent Depth
Apparent depth is found from
di = - do (n1/n2) In most cases, we will be concerned with the apparent depth of an image viewed from air where n1 = 1. Then the apparent depth is given by
di = - do (1/n2) Remember, the minus sign tells us this is a virtual image.
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