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Question: A small object is placed 10 cm infront of a plane mirror. If you stand behind the object 30 cm from ...

A small object is placed 10 cm infront of a plane mirror. If you stand behind the object 30 cm from the mirror and look at its image, the distance focused for your eye will be

A

60 cm

B

20 cm

C

40 cm

D

80 cm

Answer

40 cm

Explanation

Solution

See following ray diagram

The distance focussed for eye

=30+10=40 cm= 30 + 10 = 40 \mathrm {~cm}