What is the equation used for obtaining the index of refraction for the Air-to-Acrylic set-up where n2=air and n1=acrylic? Compared to Acrylic-to-Air set-up that uses (m=nair/nacrylic) where n1=air and n2=acrylic.

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What is the equation used for obtaining the index of refraction for the Air-to-Acrylic set-up where n2=air and n1=acrylic? Compared to Acrylic-to-Air set-up that uses (m=nair/nacrylic) where n1=air and n2=acrylic. 

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So the equation to be used for the Air-to-Acrylic set-up is the same with Acrylic-to-Air set-up even if the variables are interchanged?

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