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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

`36sqrt(7)`

B

`36/(sqrt(7))`

C

`36sqrt(5)`

D

`4sqrt(5)`

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