JEE Main & Advanced Physics Ray Optics JEE PYQ-Ray Optics

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    A car is fitted with a convex side-view mirror of focal length 20 cm. A second car \[2.5\] m behind the first car is overtaking the first car at a relative speed of 15 m/s. The speed of the image of the second car as seen in the mirror of the first one is                      [AIEEE 2011]

    A) 15 m/s

    B) \[\frac{1}{10}m/s\]

    C) \[\frac{1}{15}m/s\]

    D) 10 m/s

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] For mirror
    \[\frac{1}{\upsilon }+\frac{1}{u}=\frac{1}{f}\]
    \[\frac{-1}{{{\upsilon }^{2}}}\frac{d\upsilon }{dt}-\frac{1}{{{u}^{2}}}\frac{du}{dt}=0\]
    \[\frac{d\upsilon }{dt}=\frac{-{{\upsilon }^{2}}}{{{u}^{2}}}\frac{du}{dt}={{\left( \frac{f}{f-u} \right)}^{2}}\frac{du}{dt}\]
                \[=-{{\left( \frac{20}{20+280} \right)}^{2}}\frac{du}{dt}\]
    \[={{\left( \frac{1}{15} \right)}^{2}}\frac{du}{dt}=\frac{1}{15}m/s\]


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