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A fish looking up throughthe water sees the outside the world, contained in a circular horizon. If the refractive index of water is `4/3` and the fish is 12 cm below the water surface, the radius of the circle in cm is:

A

`(16)/(sqrt(7))cm`

B

`(26)/(sqrt(7)) cm`

C

`(36)/(sqrt(7))cm`

D

`(46)/(sqrt(7)) cm`

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