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