What happen to the number of images when the 360o/angle between mirrors is not a whole number?
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What happen to the number of images when the 360o/angle between mirrors is not a whole number?
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Answer:
Use the formula
Y =
360/x
where x = angle between the mirror
y = no. of images
if the object is placed symmetric to both the mirrors, subtract 1 from Y because the two formed images overlap on each other.
For unsymmetrical placement of object, Y is the answer.
For your case,
Symmetric placement, Y = 360/30 - 1 = 11 (complete images)
unsymmetric placement, Y = 12
Explanation:
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