The refraction index of a medium ‘X’ with respect to medium ‘Y’ is 2/3 and the refractive index of medium ‘Y’ with respect to medium ‘Z’ is 4/3. Find the refractive index of medium ‘Z’ with respect to medium ‘X’.

Given

nxy = 2/3


Where nxy= refraction index of a medium ‘X’ with respect to medium ‘Y’


We know,


Substituting given value in the equation:



. . . . . . . . equation 1


It is also given that, nyz = 4/3


Where nyz = the refractive index of medium ‘Y’ with respect to medium ‘Z’



Substituting the given value in formula:



. . . . . . . . . . . equation 2


Refractive index of medium ‘Z’ with respect to medium ‘X’ will be given by:



Substituting values from equation 1 and 2





Refractive index of medium ‘Z’ with respect to medium ‘X’ is 9/8


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