While looking at a glass its width appears 2.4 mm and the real width appears as 3.0cm. What is the index refraction of the glass?

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1. While looking at a glass its width appears 2.4 mm and the real width appears as 3.0cm. What is the index refraction of the glass?

 

2. In order to magnify an image, you are swapping your standard 40mm focal length lens with a telephoto lens that has a much bigger focal length of 860 mm. By how much is the image of the bird magnified compared to your standard lens?

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