A point source of light S, placed at a distance 60cm infront of the centre of a plane mirror of width 50cm, hangs vertically on a wall. A man walks inform of the mirror along a line parallel to the mirror at a distance 1.2m from it (see in the figure). The distance between the extreme points where he can the image of the light source in the mirror is…………..cm.
A point source of light S, placed at a distance 60cm infront of the centre of a plane mirror of width 50cm, hangs vertically on a wall. A man walks inform of the mirror along a line parallel to the mirror at a distance 1.2m from it (see in the figure). The distance between the extreme points where he can the image of the light source in the mirror is…………..cm.
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Maximum Distance = 3 (x + x) = 6x = 3 × 2x = 3 × 50 = 150 cm
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