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A tall man of height $6$ feet wants to see his full image. Then the minimum required length of the mirror will be

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12

feet

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3

feet

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6

feet

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Any length

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Solution

The correct option is B $3$ feet
Minimum required length of the mirror is half the height of object
$∴$ answer $= \frac{6 f e e t}{2} = 3 f e e t$

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