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Q. A man $2\, m$ tall stands $5\, m$ in front of a large vertical plane mirror. Then the angle subtended at his eye by his image in the plane mirror is

Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

Solution:

The image will be of the same height as the object or $2\, m$. The image is formed at a distance of $10\, m$ from the person. Hence
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Approximately, $\theta=\frac{2 m}{10 m}=0.2$ rad.