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mirror should be focused for a

PLANE MIRROR
distance of
1. Two vertical plane mirrors are inclined
(a) 3 m (b) 4.5 m
at an angle of 60 with each other. A ray
of light travelling horizontally is (c) 6 m (d) 7.5 m
reflected first from one mirror and
then from the other. The resultant 5. A thick plane mirror shows a number

deviation is of images of the filament of an electric

bulb. Of these, the brightest image
(a) 60 (b) 120
(a) First (b) Second
(c) 180 (d) 240
(c) Fourth (d) Last
2. What should be the angle between two
plane mirrors so that whatever be the 6. A man is 180 cm tall and his eyes are
angle of incidence, the incident ray and 10 cm below the top of his head. In
the reflected ray from the two mirrors order to see his entire height right
be parallel to each other from toe to head, he uses a plane mirror

(a) 60 (b) 90 kept at a distance of 1 m from him. The

minimum length of the plane mirror
(c) 120 (d) 175
required is
3. A plane mirror reflecting a ray of
(a) 180 cm (b) 90 cm
incident light is rotated through an angle
 about an axis through the point of (c) 85 cm (d) 170 cm
incidence in the plane of the mirror
perpendicular to the plane of incidence, 7. A ray of light incidents on a plane

then mirror at angle of 30. The deviation

produced in the ray is
(a) The reflected ray does not rotate
(a) 30 (b) 60
(b) The reflected ray rotates through an
angle  (c) 90 (d) 120

(c) The reflected ray rotates through an 8. A ray of light is incidenting normally
angle 2 on a plane mirror. The angle of
reflection will be
(d) The incident ray is fixed
(a) 0
4. It is desired to photograph the image of
an object placed at a distance of 3 m (b) 90

from the plane mirror. The camera (c) Will not be reflected
which is at a distance of 4.5 m from the
(d) None of the above
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9. When light wave suffers reflection at (b) If the rays incident on the mirror are
the interface from air to glass, the converging
change in phase of the reflected wave
(c) If the object is placed very close to the
is equal to
mirror
(a) 0 (b)  / 2
(d) Under no circumstances

(c)  (d) 2

10. A ray is reflected in turn by three

plane mirrors mutually at right
angles to each other. The angle
between the incident and the reflected
rays is

(a) 90 (b) 60

(c) 180 (d) None of these

11. If an observer is walking away from

the plane mirror with 6 m / s. Then the
velocity of the image with respect to
observer will be

(a) 6 m / s (b) 6 m / s

(c) 12 m / s (d) 3 m / s

12. A small object is placed 10 cm infront

of a plane mirror. If you stand
behind the object 30 cm from the
mirror and look at its image, the
distance focused for your eye will be

(a) 60 cm (b) 20 cm

(c) 40 cm (d) 80 cm

13. The light reflected by a plane mirror

may form a real image

(a) If the rays incident on the mirror are

diverging
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SOLUTION 6. (b)According to the following ray diagram
1
1. 
(d)   360  2   3600  2  600  240o  length of mirror  10  170  90 cm
2
Head
10 cm
2. (b)Incident ray and finally reflected
E
ray are parallel to each other

180 cm
1m 180/2 cm

means   180o
P Q
Foot

O 7. (d)   180  60  120

   3600  2  1800  3600  2    90o
8. (a)
3. (c), (d) By keeping the incident ray is
9. (c) When light is reflected from denser
fixed, if plane mirror rotates
medium, a phase difference of 
through an angle, reflected ray
always occurs.
rotates through an angle 2.

10. (c) Ray after reflection from three


mutually r mirrors becomes anti-

 parallel.

11. (c)
4. (d) Distance of image 6m/sec 6m/sec

O I
= 4.5 m + 3 m = 7.5 m

O I Relative velocity of image w .r .t . object

3m 3m  6   6   12 m / s
4.5 m
12. (c) Object Image

5. (b) Several images will be formed but

second image will be brightest 10 cm 10 cm
30 cm

Incident light
100%
90%
 Distance focused for eye  30  10  40 cm
First image
90%
10%
10% 13. (b)
10% Second brightest
80% Real image
10%
image O
I Virtual object
9% Third image
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5. Given a point source of light, which of
SPHERICAL MIRROR
the following can produce a parallel
1. A convex mirror of focal length f forms
beam of light
an image which is 1 / n times the object.
The distance of the object from the (a) Convex mirror

mirror is (b) Concave mirror

 n1  (c) Concave lens

(a) (n  1) f (b)  f
 n 
(d) Two plane mirrors inclined at 90
 n1 
(c)  f (d) (n  1) f 6. The image formed by a convex mirror
 n 
of focal length 30 cm is a quarter of the
2. The focal length of a concave mirror is f size of the object. The distance of the
and the distance from the object to the object from the mirror is
principle focus is x. The ratio of the
(a) 30 cm (b) 90 cm
size of the image to the size of the object
is (c) 120 cm (d) 60 cm

f x f f f2 7. A boy stands straight in-front of a mirror

(a) (b) (c) (d)
f x x x2 at a distance of 30 cm away from it. He
sees his erect image whose height is
3. In a concave mirror experiment, an object
1 /5 th of his real height. The mirror he
is placed at a distance x1 from the
is using is
focus and the image is formed at a
distance x2 from the focus. The focal (a) Plane mirror (b) Convex mirror

length of the mirror would be (c) Concave mirror (d) None

(a) x1 x2 (b) x1 x2 8. A person sees his virtual image by

holding a mirror very close to the face.
x1  x 2
(c) (d) x 1 When he moves the mirror away from
2 x2
his face, the image becomes inverted.
4. A convex mirror is used to form the What type of mirror he is using
image of an object. Then which of the
(a) Plane mirror (b) Convex mirror
following statements is wrong
(c) Concave mirror (d) None of these
(a) The image lies between the pole and the
focus 9. A concave mirror is used to focus the
image of a flower on a nearby well
(b) The image is diminished in size
120 cm from flower. If a lateral
(c) The image is erect
magnification of 16 is desired, the
(d) The image is real distance of the flower from the mirror
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(a) 8 cm (b) 12 cm 14. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
(c) 80 cm (d) 120 cm
below the lists :
10. A virtual image three times the size of List I List II
the object is obtained with a concave (Position of the object) (Magnification)
mirror of radius of curvature
(I) An object is placed at focus (A) Magnification is  
36 cm. The distance of the object from before a convex mirror

the mirror is (II) An object is placed at (B) Magnification is 0 . 5

centre of curvature before a

(a) 5 cm (b) 12 cm concave mirror

(III) An object is placed at (C) Magnification is 1

(c) 10 cm (d) 20 cm focus before a concave mirror

(IV) An object is placed at (D) Magnification is – 1

11. If an object is placed 10 cm in-front of centre of curvature before a

a concave mirror of focal length convex mirror

20 cm, the image will be (E) Magnification is 0 . 33

Codes:
(a) Diminished, upright, virtual
(a) I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-E
(b) Enlarged, upright, virtual
(b) I-A, II-D, III-C, IV-B
(c) Diminished, inverted, real
(c) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-E
(d) Enlarged, upright, real
(d) I-B, II-E, III-D, IV-C
12. A convex mirror has a focal length f .
A real object is placed at a distance f 15. The minimum distance between the
in-front of it from the pole; produces object and its real image for concave
an image at mirror is

(a) Infinity (b) f (c) f/2 (d) 2f (a) f (b) 2f

13. An object 1 cm tall is placed 4 cm in- (c) 4f (d) Zero

front of a mirror. In order to produce 16. A point object is placed at a distance of

an upright image of 3 cm height; one 10 cm and its real image is formed at a
needs a distance of 20 cm from a concave

(a) Convex mirror of R= 12 cm mirror. If the object is moved by

0.1 cm towards the mirror, the image
(b) Concave mirror of R= 12 cm
will shift by about
(c) Concave mirror of R= 4 cm
(a) 0.4 cm away from the mirror
(d) Plane mirror of height 12 cm
(b) 0.4 cm towards the mirror
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(c) 0.8 cm away from the mirror SOLUTION

(d) 0.8 cm towards the mirror 1

1. (a) Given : m   , Let u   x
n
17. Under which of the following conditions
f 1 f
will a convex mirror of focal length f  m  
f u n   f   ( x )
produce an image that is erect,
diminished and virtual  x  (n  1) f  or  u  (n  1) f

(a) Only when 2f > u > f

2. (b) Given : u  f  x , m  ?
(b) Only when u = f
f f
 m  m
(c) Only when u < f f u x

(d) Always
3. (b) By Newton formula: f 2  XY
18. An object of length 6 cm is placed on
 f  x1 x2  Here x1  X , x2  Y 
the principle axis of a concave mirror
of focal length f at a distance of 4f. The 4. (d) The image formed by a convex
length of the image will be mirror is always virtual.

(a) 2 cm (b) 12 cm
5. (b) Object should be placed on focus of
(c) 4 cm (d) 1.2 cm concave mirror.
Point image
19. A concave mirror of focal length f (in
air) is immersed in water   4/3 .
The focal length of the mirror in 1
6. (b) Given : m   , f  30 cm, Let u   x
water will be [MNR 1998] 4

f 1 30
4  m  
(a) f (b)
3
f f u 4 30    x 

3 7  x  90 cm  or  u  90 cm
(c) f (d) f
4 3
7. (b) It can’t be plane and concave mirror,
because both conditions are not
satisfied in plane or concave mirror.
Convex mirror can meet all the
requirements.

8. (c)Image formed by concave mirror

may be erect or inverted
depending on position of object.
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9. (a) Let u   x cm,  v    x  120  cm v  20 
 m    m     2
u  10 
v  120  x 
 m  16   If object moves towards the mirror by
u  x 
0.1 cm, then
120  x

x
 16  x  8 cm
 
 dv   m2 du  dv    2   0.1  0.4 cm
2

R
10. (b) Image is virtual: m =+ 3, f   18 cm IInd Methods:
2

f ( 18) 1 1 1 1 1 1 20
 m  3  x   12 cm        f cm
f u ( 18)    x  f v u f 20 ( 10) 3

 Let u  x  If object moves towards the mirror by

0.1cm then u  10  0.1  9.9 cm
11. (b) When object is placed, between
focus and pole, image formed is erect, 1 1 1
Hence again:    v  20.4 cm
virtual and enlarged. 20/3 v 9.9

12. (c) Focal length  f and u   f i.e. image shifts away from the mirror by
0.4 cm.

 v
uf
 v
 f  f 
f
u f  f   f 2 17. (d) Image formed by convex mirror is
always. Erect diminished and virtual.
13. (b) Given : Let u  4 cm, I  3 cm, O  1 cm, f  ?

I f 3 f 18. (a) Given : O  6 cm, focal length   f , u   4 f

 m   
O f u 1 f  (  4)
I f I f
     I   2 cm
 f   6 cm  R  2 f   12 cm O f u 6  f   4 f 

Erect and enlarged image can produce by

concave mirror 19. (a) Focal length of the mirror
remains unchanged.
14. (a)

15. (d) When object is kept at centre of

curvature. Its real image is also
formed at centre of curvature.

16. (a) Given : u  10 cm, v  20 cm, m  ?

du  0.1 cm, dv  ?
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mirror of width d hung vertically on a
BOUNCE SERIES wall. A man walks in front of the
mirror along a line parallel to the
PLANE MIRROR mirror at a distance 2L from it as
shown. The greatest distance over

1. Following figure shows the multiple which he can see the image of the light

reflections of a light ray along a glass source in the mirror is

corridor where the walls are either parallel (a) d/2

or perpendicular to one another. If the angle (b) d d B
of incidence at point P is 30°, what are the
(c) 2d L A
angles of reflection of the light ray at
2L
points Q, R, S and T respectively (d) 3d

(a) 30°, 30°, 30°, 30° 5. Two plane mirrors A and B are aligned
R
parallel to each other, as shown in the
(b) 30°, 60°, 30°, 60° T
Q figure. A light ray is incident at an angle of
P S
(c) 30°, 60°, 60°, 30° 30 at a point just inside one end of A. The
plane of incidence coincides with the plane
(d) 60°, 60°, 60°, 60°
of the figure. The maximum number of
2. A point object is placed mid-way between
times the ray undergoes reflections before it
two plane mirrors distance 'a' apart. The
emerges out is
plane mirror forms an infinite number of
(a) 28 2 3m
images due to multiple reflections. The
B
distance between the nth order image (b) 30
0.2 m
formed in the two mirrors is (c) 32 30o

(a) na (b) 2na (d) 34 A

(c) na/2 (d) n2 a 6. A small plane mirror placed at the centre

3. An object is placed at a distance of 0.5 m of a spherical screen of radius R. A beam of
in front of a plane mirror. The distance light is falling on the mirror. If the mirror
between object and image will be makes n revolution per sec, the speed of
(a) 0.25 m (b) 0.5 m light on the screen after reflection
from the mirror will be
(c) 1.0 m (d) 2.0 m
(a) 4 nR (b) 2 Nr
4. A point source of light B is placed at a
nR nR
distance L in front of the centre of a (c) (d)
2 4
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7. A room (cubical) is made of mirrors. An index  . P is a small object at a height h
insect is moving along the diagonal on above the mirror. An observer O-
the floor such that the velocity of image vertically above P outside the liquid see P
of insect on two adjacent wall mirrors is and its image in the mirror. The apparent
10 cms–1. The velocity of image of insect distance between these two will be
in ceiling mirror is
(a) 2  h
O
(a) 10 cms–1 (b) 20 cms–1
(b) 2 h / 
10
(c) cms–1 (d) 10 2 cms–1
2 (c) 2 h /   1 P h

8. Figure shows a cubical room ABCD with (d) h 1  1 /   

the wall CD as a plane mirror. Each side
SOLUTION
of the room is 3 m. We place a camera at the
midpoint of the wall AB. At what distance 1. (c) R
should the camera be focussed to 60° T
30°

photograph an object placed at A Q

60° 60°
60°
30°
30°

(a) 1.5 m 30° S

A B 30°

(b) 3 m 30°
P
3m
(c) 6 m
D C
(d) More than 6 m 2. (b) Separation between nth order image
formed in the two mirrors = 2na
9. If an object moves towards a plane
mirror with a speed v at an angle  to the III II order I order M' M I order II order III order
order image image image image image
perpendicular to the plane of the mirror, image

find the relative velocity between the O

object and the image I3' I2' I1'

a/2
a/2 a/2 I1 I2 I3
a/2
a
3a/2 3a/2
(a) v Y 5a/2 5a/2
O I
(b) 2v  
  3. (c) The image of an object formed by a
(c) 2v cos v v
x plane mirror is at a perpendicular
(d) 2v sin distance behind the mirror equal to the
distance of object in front of the mirror
10. A plane mirror is placed at the bottom of
the tank containing a liquid of refractive
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In the ceiling mirror the original velocity will be
seen.

10 cms–1
v

45°
10 cms–1
Thus, distance of object from the image is
8. (d) According to following figure distance
twice of object distance from mirror.
of image I from camera  (6)2  (1.5)2  6.18m
Hence, required distance  2  0.5  1 m
O 1.5 m
C
A
4. (d) According to the following ray diagram
HI  AB  d 3m

d G
and DS  CD  C
2 A D 3m
H

 AH  2 AD d S I

2d I
9. (c) From figure: relative velocity
 GH  2CD  d B
F
E
2 L J
between object and its image = 2v cos
2L
Similarly IJ  d O v cos  v cos  I

 
so GJ  GH  HI  IJ  d  d  d  3d
v v

5. (b) l2 3m
d
h
10. (b)  Apparent height  h  
relative
0.2 m
30o 30o
h h
 h  
relative incidence medium / refractive medium
0.2 l 2 3
d  0.2 tan30     30 h h
3 d 0.2 / 3  h  
 /1 
Therefore maxi. number of reflections are 30.
 Plane mirror produce image at equal
6. (a) When plane mirror rotates through an distance from mirror:
angle, the reflected ray rotates through an Apparent distance between P and its image
angle 2. So, spot on the screen will make
 2 h /  
2n revolution per second.

7. (d) v cos45  10v  10 2 cms–1

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4. For a concave mirror, if virtual
BOUNCE SERIES image is formed, the graph between m
and u is of the form
SPHERICAL MIRROR
m m

1. If in following figure, height of object is (a) (b)

1
H1 = +2.5 cm, then height of image H2 u f u

formed is
(c) m (d) m

u u

5. A short linear object of length l lies

along the axis of a concave mirror of
(a) –5 cm (b) +5 cm
focal length f at a distance u from the pole
(c) +7.5 cm (d) –7.5 cm
of the mirror. The size of the image is
2. A convergent beam of light is approximately equal to
incident on a convex mirror so as to 1/2 2
u f  u f 
converge to a distance 12 cm from the (a) l   (b) l  
 f   f 
pole of the mirror. An inverted image
1/2 2
of the same size is formed coincident  f   f 
(c) l   (d) l  
with the virtual object. What is the u f  u f 
focal length of the mirror
6. A thin rod of length f /3 lies along the
(a) 24 cm (b) 12 cm axis of a concave mirror of focal length
(c) 6 cm (d) 3 cm f . One end of its magnified image

3. A short linear object of length b lies touches an end of the rod. The length

along the axis of a concave mirror of of the image is

focal length f at a distance u from the pole (a) f (b) f / 2

of the mirror, what is the size of image?
(c) 2 f (d) f / 4
2
 f   f 
(a)  b (b)   b 7. Which of the following graphs is the
u f  u f 
magnification of a real image against
 f  2  f 
(c)  b (d)   the distance from the focus of a
u f  u f 
concave mirror
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(a) y (b) y
v v
m m (a) (b)
u u
x x
Distance Distance

y y v v
(c) (d)
(c) (d)
m m
u u

x x
Distance Distance

8. The graph between u and v for a convex 11. In an experiment of find the focal
mirror is length of a concave mirror a graph is
v v drawn between the magnitudes of u and
f f f f
v. The graph looks like
(a) u
(b) u
v v

(a) (b)
v v
f f f f
(c) (d) u u

u u v v

(c) (d)
9. The graph shows variation of v with
change in u for a mirror. Points u u

plotted above the point P on the 12. A point object is moving on the principal
curve are for values of v axis of a concave mirror of focal length

(a) Smaller then f 24 cm towards the mirror. When it is at

v
a distance of 60 cm from the mirror, its
(b) Smaller then 2f P
velocity is 9 cm / s. What is the velocity
(c) Larger then 2f
45° of the image at that instant
(d) Larger than f u
(a) 5 cm / s towards the mirror
10. As the position of an object (u) reflected
(b) 4 cm / s towards the mirror
from a concave mirror is varied, the
position of the image (v) also varies. By (c) 4 cm / s away from the mirror
letting the u changes from 0 to  the
(d) 9 cm / s away from the mirror
graph between v versus u will be
13. A concave mirror is placed on a
horizontal table with its axis directed
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vertically upwards. Let O be the pole of 16. A small piece of wire bent into an L
the mirror and C its centre of curvature. shape with upright and horizontal
A point object is placed at C . It has a portions of equal lengths, is placed
real image, also located at C . If the with the horizontal portion along the
mirror is now filled with water, the axis of the concave mirror whose
image will be radius of curvature is 10 cm. If the

(a)Real, and will remain at C bend is 20 cm from the pole of the

mirror, then the ratio of the lengths of
(b)Real, and located at a point between C
the images of the upright and
and 
horizontal portions of the wire is
(c)Virtual and located at a point between C
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 3 : 1
and O
(c) 1 : 3 (d) 2 : 1
(d)Real, and located at a point between C
and O 17. If x is the distance of an object from
the focus of a concave mirror and y is
14. A person runs with a speed u towards a
the distance of image from the focus,
bicycle moving away from him with
then which of the following graphs is
speed v. The person approaches his
correct between x and y
image in the mirror fixed at the rear
of bicycle with a speed of (a) y (b) y

(a) u – v (b) u – 2v
x x
(c) 2u – v (d) 2(u – v)
y y
(c) (d)
15. An object is placed infront of a
convex mirror at a distance of 50 cm.
A plane mirror is introduced x x

covering the lower half of the convex

mirror. If the distance between the
object and plane mirror is 30 cm, it is
found that there is no parallax between the
images formed by two mirrors. Radius of
curvature of mirror will be

(a) 12.5 cm (b) 25 cm

50
(c) cm (d) 18 cm
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SOLUTION u u f v f
    ...(iii)
v f u u f
1 1 1
1. (a) From mirror formula:  
f v u  f 
2

From qs. (ii) and (iii): dv     b

Hence, u  1.5 f , f   f u f 

2
1 1 1  f 
We have    v  3 f Hence, size of image is   b
(  f ) v ( 1.5 f ) u f 

I v 4. (b) In concave mirror, if virtual images

Now, magnification in mirror is m  
O u
are formed, u can have values zero and f
Where I is size of image, and O is size of object
f f
 At u = 0: m   1
Here, O  2.5 cm f u f

I 3 f f f
   I  5 cm  At u = f: m   
2.5 ( 1.5 f ) f u  f  ( f )

2
dv  v 
2. (c) Here object and image are at the 5. (d) If object is small: m    
du  u 
same position so this position must be centre of
2 2 2
curvature  R = 12 cm  f  R / 2 dv  v   f   f  v 
 m      
du  u   f  u   f 
3. (b) 2 2
 f   f 
Image size (I)  0   l 
 f u  f u

6. (b) If end A of rod acts an object for

mirror; then it's image will be A' and if

1 1 1 f 5f
From mirror formula:   ...(i) u  2f   2f

f v u 3 3 f/3 u = 2f – (f/3)

A
Differentiating Eq. (i)
F
2 A' C
1 1 v
O dv  2 du  dv   2 du ...(ii)
v2 u u v

v2 1 1 1 1 1 1 5
Given: du = b,  dv .   b        v f
u2 f v u  f v 5 f 2
3
1 1 1 u f
From Eq. (i),    5 f
v f u fu  Length of image  f  2 f 
2 2
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f From the following figures it is clear that real
7. (d) For concave mirror m 
f u image (I) will be formed between C and O

f f
For real image m    14. (d) Velocity of approach of man towards
(u  f ) x
the bicycle = (u – v)
f 1
  m Hence velocity of approach of image
(Distance of object from focus) x
towards man is 2(u – v).

8. (a) u goes from 0 to – , v goes from

Object
+ 0 to + f 15. (b)
A

9. (c)At P: u = v which happened only 30 cm 20 cm

when u = 2f v 50 cm
Q
10 cm
P
2f Since there is no parallex, it means that both
images (By plane mirror and convex mirror)
2f u coinciding each other.
At another point Q on above P: v > 2f
 According to property of plane mirror it will
10. (a)  At u = f, v =  form image at a distance of 30 cm behind it.

 At u = 0, v = 0 (i.e. object and image both Hence convex mirror u = – 50 cm, v = + 10 cm

lies at pole) 1 1 1 1 1 1 4
      
f v u f 10 50 50
Satisfying these two conditions, only option
(a) is correct. 25
f cm  R  2 f  25 cm
2
11. (c) Case-1: u  f , v  
R 10
16. (b)Focal length of mirror f    5cm
Case-2: u  , v  f 2 2
P
2 2 C
 f   24 
12. (c) vi     . vo     9  4 Q R 10m
 f u   24  (60) 

20 m
13. (d) C C Object
 For part PQ: transverse magnification
I
 f 
Length of image: L1 =    L0
 f u 
O O
Initially Finally
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 5  L0
 L1     L0 
 5  ( 20)  3

 For part QR: longitudinal magnification

2
 f 
Length of image L2    L0
 f u 

2
 5  L0 L 3
L2     L0   1
 5  ( 20)  9 L2 1

17. (b)From Newton's formula: xy  f 2 .

This is the equation of a rectangular
hyperbola.
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of 60 km h1 on a straight road. Looking
RAY OPTICS AND OPTICAL
at the rear view mirror, the driver finds
INSTRUMENTS that the car flowing him is at a distance of
100 m and is approaching with a speed of
SEQUENCE-1
5 km h1 . In order to keep track of the car in
REFLECTION
the rear, the driver begins to glance

Only One Option Correct Type alternatively at the rear mirror and side
mirror of his car after every 2 s till the
1. The direction of ray of light incident on other car overtake. If the two cars were
a concave mirror is shown by PQ while maintaining their speeds, which of the
directions in which the ray would travel following statement(s) is/are correct?
after reflection is shown by four rays (Rear view mirror fixed at the top of
marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 , (see fig). Which of the windshield)
four rays correctly shows the direction of
(a) The speed of the car in the rear is 65 km h1
reflected ray?
(b) In the side mirror, the car in the rear
would appear to approach with a speed of
5 km h1 to the driver of the leading car

(c) In the rear view mirror, the speed of the

approaching car would appear to decrease as
the distance between the cars decreases

(d) In the side mirror, the speed of the

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 approaching car would appear to increase as
the distance between the cars decreases
Solution: (b)

Join CQ to give normal. Clearly ray 2 is the Solution: (d)

correct reflected ray Let u   x , f  ve for convex mirror , v  ve

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u f
 v
  x   f   x f
u f x   f  x  f
and we know , vI  m2  vO

 If u = Decrease, then v = Increase

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