A convex, rearview mirror of focal length 20 cm , is fitted in a car. A second car 2 m broad and 1.6 m high is 6 m away from the first car and overtakes the first car at a relative speed of 15 m s - 1

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A convex, rearview mirror of focal length 20 cm , is fitted in a car. A second car 2 m broad and 1.6 m high is 6 m away from the first car and overtakes the first car at a relative speed of 15 m s - 1 , then the speed of the image of the second car with respect to the first car is

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Mirror formula 1 v + 1 u = 1 f Differentiating w.r.t. t , 0 = - 1 v 2 d v d t - 1 u 2 d u d t d v d t = - v 2 u 2 d u d t But d u d t = 15 m s - 1 Now 1 v = ( 1 20 + 1 600 ) ∴ v = 600 31 cm and v u = 600/31 600 = 1 31 Speed of image = d v d t = - ( 1 31 ) 2 × 15 = 0.016 m s - 1

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