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A large rectangular glass block of refractive index `mu` is lying on a horizontal surface as shown in Figure. Find the minimum value of `mu` so that the spot S on the surface cannot be seen through top plane ‘ABCD’ of the block.

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`mu_(min) = sqrt(2)`
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