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Calculate the numerical aperture of an optical fibre whose core and cladding are made of materials of refractive index 1.6 and 1.5 respectively.

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Calculate the numerical aperture of an optical fibre
whose core and cladding are made of materials of
refractive index 1.6 and 1.5 respectively.
Select one:
a. 0.2458
b. 55.77
c. 0.55677
d. 0.647852

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