Image Formation on Plane Mirror by Reflection

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Image Formation on Plane Mirror by Reflection: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Effect on Reflection of Light Due to Rotation of Mirror, Reflection from a Plane Mirror, Size of Mirror to See Whole Body, Properties of Image in Plane Mirror, etc.

Important Questions on Image Formation on Plane Mirror by Reflection

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Draw a ray diagram for calculating the minimum size of the plane mirror to see the whole body of a person of height H standing on the ground and arrive at the expression for the minimum size of the mirror to view a full image.

A person is 160 cm tall. What would be the length of the mirror if he/she wants to see his/ her full image?

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The angle of incidence of light rays on a plane mirror at an angle of 40°. Then the mirror is rotated 25° anticlockwise. How much will the reflected ray rotate?

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The light rays are falling on a plane mirror at an angle of 30°. Then the mirror is rotated 15° anticlockwise. How much will the reflected ray rotate?

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When a plane mirror is rotated by θ°, the reflected ray will turn 2θ°.

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Explain the change of size of shadows with respect to the position of the Sun.

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When will the size of the shadow of a material the largest?

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The maximum length of a shadow would be at the noon.

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Explain the chronological order of usage of sources of energy by humans.

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Light undergoes refraction when it hits a plane mirror.

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The radius of curvature of a plane mirror is infinity.

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The height of an object placed in front of a plane mirror is 15 cm. The height of the virtual image formed is _____ cm.

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An object is placed 15 cm in front of a plane mirror. The distance between the object and its virtual image is _____ cm.

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A man stands 10 m in front of a large plane mirror. How far must he walk (in meters) before he is 5 m away from his image?

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Light incident normally on a plane mirror attached to a galvanometer coil reflects backward as shown in figure. A current in the coil produces a deflection of 3.5° of the mirror. The displacement of the reflected spot of light on a screen placed 2.0 m away is (tan 7°=0.1227)
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Four identical mirrors are mode to stand vertically to form a square arrangement as shown in a top view. A ray starts from the midpoint M of mirror AD and after two reflections reaches corner D. Then, angle θ must be
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