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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A)...
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): A coin of diameter placed at a distance of from the eye subtends an angle of approximately .
Reason (R): is approximately equal to .
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Assertion (A): A coin of diameter placed at a distance of from the eye subtends an angle of approximately .
Reason (R): is approximately equal to .
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Options
- ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C(A) is true but (R) is false
- D(A) is false but (R) is true
Correct answer
D. (A) is false but (R) is true
Step-by-step solution
The angle subtended by the coin at the eye is given by the small angle approximation .
We know that , which gives .
Therefore, the angle subtended is .
Thus, the coin subtends an angle of approximately , not . Hence, the Assertion (A) is false.
The Reason (R) correctly states the approximate value of in degrees, so it is true.
Answer: (A) is false but (R) is true
We know that , which gives .
Therefore, the angle subtended is .
Thus, the coin subtends an angle of approximately , not . Hence, the Assertion (A) is false.
The Reason (R) correctly states the approximate value of in degrees, so it is true.
Answer: (A) is false but (R) is true