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PhysicsGeometrical OpticsReflection at plane surfaceMedium2 minQB
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Sun rays are reflected from a horizontal mirror and fall on a vertical screen. An oblong object is placed perpendicular to mirror at large distance from the screen. If object is of length then length of the shadow on the screen will be

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Solution:

Rays that miss the object and reflect from the mirror act like rays from the image of the object.

The image has length below the mirror, on the line of the object.

Object and image together block a length on the screen.

Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsTopic:Geometrical OpticsSubtopic:Reflection at plane surface
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