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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

A printed page is kept pressed by a glass cube (\(\mu = 1.5\)) of 5 cm edge. By what amount will the printed letters appear to be shifted when viewed from the top?

  1. A 2 cm
  2. B 1 cm
  3. C \(1.7 cm\)
  4. D \(2.5 cm\)
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(C) \(1.7 cm\)

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Shift \( = t \left(1 - \frac{1}{\mu}\right)\) Shift \( = 5 \left(1 - \frac{1}{1.5}\right)\) Shift \( = 5 \left(1 - 0.666...\right)\) Shift \( = 5 \left(0.333...\right)\) Shift \( = 1.666...\) cm Shift \( \approx 1.7 \) cm