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A cubical block of glass is placed on a printed page lying on a horizontal surface. Then, the minimum value of refractive index of glass for which the letters on the page are not visible from any of the vertical faces of the block is

A

`sqrt2`

B

less than `sqrt2`

C

2

D

between `sqrt2` and 2.

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