Question

A man is sitting on a chair in a dark room near one of the walls. A big mirror is hung on the wall facing the man. When torchlight is put on the man from a distance, then we can see X of the man on the wall behind him. At the same time, Y of the man can be observed in the mirror hung on the wall.
a) Identify X and Y.
b) State one way in which X differs from Y.

Answer 1

a ) x = shadow of the man that we can see on the wall.

y = body of the man on the mirror.

b ) x different from y because y means body which make the shadow and x is the area in which light do not able to pass through it . which makes shadow.

" IT IS THE DIFFERENCE "