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A light ray travels through a medium where the refractive index n(y)=yn(y) = y. According to Fermat's principle, the path y(x)y(x) minimizes n(y)ds=y1+y2dx\int n(y) ds = \int y \sqrt{1 + y'^2} dx. What is the path?