A slab of thickness and refractive index is kept in a medium of refractive index

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Problem

A slab of thickness tt and refractive index ν2\nu_2 is kept in a medium of refractive index ν1\nu_1, where ν1<ν2\nu_1<\nu_2. Prove that, if two parallel rays pass through this system, with one ray passing through the slab, then the path difference produced between them due to the slab is δx=(ν2ν1−1)t\delta x=\left(\frac{\nu_2}{\nu_1}-1\right)t.

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