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Thickness of a glass slab when an ink mark under it appears raised by x

The same question, asked 2 times: 11 May 2023 S1, 12 May 2024 S2. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    11 May 2023 S1

    15
    An ink mark is made on a piece of paper. A glass slab of thickness 't' is placed on it. The ink mark appears to be raised up through a distance 'x' when viewed at nearly normal incidence. If the refractive index of material of glass slab is 'μ\mu' then thickness of glass slab 't' is given by

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  2. Question 2

    12 May 2024 S2

    34
    An ink mark is made on a piece of paper on which a glass slab of thickness 'tt' is placed. The ink mark appears to be raised up through a distance 'xx' when viewed at nearly normal incidence. If the refractive index of the material of glass slab is 'μ\mu' then the thickness of glass slab is given by

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