An oil well contains water at the bottom, oil floating on it, and air above the oil. You performed two time-of-arrival measurements with an instrument that measures the depth of the well using a light beam. The first reading on the instrument is t₁ = 1.33 µs and the second one is t₁ = 1.29 us taken after a certain amount of oil was pumped out.

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3. An oil well contains water at the bottom, oil floating on it, and air above the oil. You performed
two time-of-arrival measurements with an instrument that measures the depth of the well using
a light beam. The first reading on the instrument is t₁ = 1.33 us and the second one is
t₁ = 1.29 us taken after a certain amount of oil was pumped out.
Calculate the change in the oil level considering the oil refractive index is 1.46.
Transcribed Image Text:3. An oil well contains water at the bottom, oil floating on it, and air above the oil. You performed two time-of-arrival measurements with an instrument that measures the depth of the well using a light beam. The first reading on the instrument is t₁ = 1.33 us and the second one is t₁ = 1.29 us taken after a certain amount of oil was pumped out. Calculate the change in the oil level considering the oil refractive index is 1.46.
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