JEE Main202131 Aug 2021Morning ShiftPhysicsRay OpticsActual
Two plane mirrors M 1 and M 2 are at right angle to each other shown. A point source P is placed at a and 2 a meter away from M 1 and M 2 respectively. The shortest distance between the images thus formed is : (Take 5 = 2 . 3 )
Options
- A2 . 3   a
- B2 10 a
- C4 . 6 a
- D3 a
Correct answer
C. 4 . 6 a
Step-by-step solution
We know that the formula of the distance between two points is, d = x 2 - x 1 2 + y 2 - y 1 2 , now put the values from the above the diagram in the above formula, then the distance between I 1 and I 2 ,   d = ( 4 a ) 2 + ( 2 a ) 2 ≈ 4 . 6 a