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A water wave of wavelength 18 mm is incident on a boundary of shallow water at right angles. If the wavelength in the shallow end is 14.4 mm

      

A water wave of wavelength 18 mm is incident on a boundary of shallow water at right angles. If the wavelength in the shallow end is 14.4 mm, Determine the refractive index of water for a wave moving from the deep to the shallow end.

  

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John
Refractive index = $\frac{V_1}{V_2}$

= $\frac{18}{14.4}$

= 1.25
johnmulu answered the question on February 14, 2017 at 05:59


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