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In a glass with n=1.5, what is the light's speed?
This is a vertical plane mirror in which a 1.80-meter-tall guy stands in front of it. If he wants to see his entire body in the mirror, what is the minimum mirror height required? To put things into perspective, let's say his eyes are 10 centimetres below the crown of his skull.
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