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The figure, shows a transparent sphere of radius R and refractive index mu. An object O is placed at a distance x from the pole of the first surface so that a real image is formed at the pole of the exactly opposite surface. If x = 2R, then the value of mu is

  1. 1.5    
  2. 2    
  3. 3    
  4. none of these    

The correct answer is: 3

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