Question Number 146141 by Tawa11 last updated on 11/Jul/21
$$ \\ $$An incident ray is reflected normally by a plane mirror onto a screen where it forms a bright spot. The mirror and screen are parallel and 1m apart. If the mirror is rotated through 5°, calculate the displacement of the spot
Commented by mr W last updated on 11/Jul/21
Commented by mr W last updated on 11/Jul/21
$${d}={b}\:\mathrm{tan}\:\mathrm{2}\theta=\mathrm{100}×\mathrm{tan}\:\left(\mathrm{2}×\mathrm{5}\right)=\mathrm{17}.\mathrm{63}\:{cm} \\ $$
Commented by Tawa11 last updated on 11/Jul/21
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Commented by Tawa11 last updated on 11/Jul/21
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