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 a torch light 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
on the wall. (3M)
i) What is ‘X’ ?
ii) What is ‘Y’ ?
iii) State one way in which ‘X’ differs from ‘Y’.

Answer 1

Answer:

x - shadow

y- reflection

the difference between this 2 are

1 . in shadow the colour of the object is always black while in reflection it gives the same colour as the object have.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

X is shadow & Y is reflection of man

Explanation:

X is the shadow formed by the light and it has no colour .And Y is reflection of person it has colours