As shown in the figure, a plane mirror is fixed at a height of $50cm$ from the bottom of tank containing water \left(\mu = \dfrac{4}{3}\right) $. The height of water in the tank is$ 8cm $. A small bulb is placed at the bottom of the water tank. The distance of image of the bulb formed by mirror from the bottom of the tank is ______$ cm.

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As shown in the figure, a plane mirror is fixed at a height of

50cm

from the bottom of tank containing water \left(\mu = \dfrac{4}{3}\right)

. The height of water in the tank is

8cm

. A small bulb is placed at the bottom of the water tank. The distance of image of the bulb formed by mirror from the bottom of the tank is ______

cm.

As shown in the figure, a plane mirror is fixed at a height of 50cm from the bottom of tank containing water (μ =

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The data given is d = 8cmμ = (4)/(3) Apparent depth is h ^ ' = (d)/(μ) = (8)/((4)/(3)) = 6cm Distance of object from mirror = 42 + 6 = 48m Distance of image from bottom of tank = 48 + 50 = 98m

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