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A convex mirror of focal length 20 cm is fitted to a motor car. If the second car with width 2 m and height 1.6 m is 6 m behind the first car and overtakes the first car at a relative speed of 15 m/s, then how fast will the image of the second car in the convex mirror of first car be moving?

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0.016 m/s
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0.026 m/s
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0.036 m/s
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0.046 m/s
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Solution

The correct option is A 0.016 m/s
For the given convex mirror of first car the second car is 6 m behind,
u=6 m=600 cm
f=+20 cm

Using mirror formula,
1v+1u=1f
1v1600=120
1v=31600
or, v=60031 cm

Using the relation for magnification produced by mirror,
m=vu=(60031)600=131

Also, velocity of the image when the object is moving along the principal axis is given by,
vi=m2vo
Here v0=15 m/s is the relative velocity of object w.r.t mirror.

vi=(131)2×150.016 m/s

Hence, the speed of the image will be 0.016 m/s.

Why this question ?Caution: Dimension of object is given to confuse the students.Tips: Remember that we consider only point object in the formula of image velocity and ignore the dimensions.

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