How much water should be filled in a con...

How much water should be filled in a container of height `21 cm,` so that it appears half filled to the observer when viewed from the top of the container `(mu=4//3).`

8 cm

10.5 cm

12 cm

14 cm

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`h/mu=21/2:h=14cm`

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