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Answer the following questions: Does the apparent depth of a tank of water change if viewed obliquely? If so, does the apparent depth increase or decrease?

Answer the following questions:
Does the apparent depth of a tank of water change if viewed obliquely? If so, does the apparent depth increase or decrease?

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Apoorva Arora IIT Roorkee
askIITians Faculty 181 Points
9 years ago
Yes; Decrease
The apparent depth of a tank of water changes when viewed obliquely. This is because light bends on travelling from one medium to another. The apparent depth of the tank when viewed obliquely is less than the near-normal viewing.
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Apoorva Arora
IIT Roorkee
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Atul kishor
19 Points
4 years ago
Please explain this with the help of ray diagram. My diagram shows that both have same depth normal or oblique views of the base of the tank

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