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NEET 2017
Exam
NEET
Year
2017
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Ray Optics

NEET 2017 · Physics · Ray Optics

A beam of light from a source L is incident normally on a plane...

A beam of light from a source LL is incident normally on a plane mirror fixed at a certain distance xx from the source. The beam is reflected back as a spot on a scale placed just above the source LL. When the mirror is rotated through a small angle θ\theta, the spot of the light is found to move through a distance yy on the scale. The angle θ\theta is given byA beam of light from a source L is incident normally on a plane mirror fixed at a certain distance x from the source.

Options

  1. Ay2x\dfrac{y}{2x}
  2. Byx\dfrac{y}{x}
  3. Cx2y\dfrac{x}{2y}
  4. Dxy\dfrac{x}{y}

Correct answer

A. y2x\dfrac{y}{2x}

Step-by-step solution

When mirror is rotated by θ\theta angle reflected ray will be rotated by 2θ2\theta .

A beam of light from a source L is incident normally on a plane mirror fixed at a certain distance x from the source.

for small \theta,yx=2θ\text{\theta ,}\dfrac{y}{x} = 2\theta

θ=y2x\theta = \dfrac{y}{2x}
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