Science, asked by sushiljadhav2407, 1 year ago

a candal is kept at a distance of 4 feet away from a plane mirror at which distance the image of the candle be obtained

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Answered by nikitasingh79
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The image of the candle can be obtained at a distance of 4 feet behind the plane mirror.

The total distance between the object and its image will be 4 + 4= 8 ft.


The nature of image formed by a plane mirror is virtual and erect and the size of the image formed by a plane mirror is equal to that of the object.

The image formed in a plane mirror is at the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror.

The image and object are at equal distances from a plane mirror but they are on opposite sides of the plane mirror.

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Answered by kvnmurty
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A plane mirror forms virtual erect images. The reason is that the light rays from the object are incident on the mirror and get reflected away. The appear to diverge from a virtual image behind the mirror.

From geometry of reflection we can find that the virtual images formed by plane mirrors are at the same distance behind the mirror as the object is from the mirror.  Also the size of the image is exactly same as that of the object. That is magnification is 1.

Candle distance from mirror = 4 feet.
So virtual image is 4 feet behind the mirror.

So the mirror image is 8 feet away from the candle and is on the other side of the mirror. Size of image is equal to that of the object, ie., candle itself.


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