REFLECTION

[b] To see the full image in a plane mirror, its length is just half the height of the man. H M

[c] Image of an object formed by a plane mirror is laterally inverted and virtual in nature. E
h h/2
[d] Image due to a plane mirror is as far behind the mirror as is the object infront of it.
[e] The magnification produced by the plane mirror is 1 i.e. the size of the image is equal L N
to the size of the object.

[f] Deviation is defined as the angle between directions of incident ray and emergent ray. So if light is incident
at an angle of incidence i, = (i + r) = 2i N N'
I
[g] If keeping the incident ray fixed, the mirror is rotated by an angle , about an R

axis in the plane of mirror, the reflected ray is rotated through an angle 2 . R'
2
M
[h] If object moves towards the plane mirror at speed v, the image moves towards
o
the plane mirror at speed v. So, the image speed w.r.t. object is v v = 2v M'

[i] If mirror is moved towards (or away from ) the object with speed v the image will move towards (or away
from ) the object with a speed 2v.

[j] If real time of a watch is A HBC and AHBC < 11H5960 then time as seen in the image of watch in a
mirror will be 11H5960 AHBC

[k] If AHBC > 11H5960 then time of image will be 23H5960 AHBC

5. IMAGES FORMED BY TWO MIRRORS

5.1 When two plane mirrors are inclined at an angle and an object is placed in between them due to multiple
reflection more than one images are formed. This number of image n is either I2
I3
3600 3600
or 1
O

3600
Accordingly as is odd or even respectively.

I1
I4
360
Again if is odd & object is place symmetrically between two mirrors, then final two images coincide

3600
and there by leaving 1 images.

3600 P o s itio n o f Num ber of
n =
O b je c t Im a g e s
e ve n a n yw h e re n 1
odd s ym m e tric n 1
a s s ym e tric n

5.2 No. of images for some specific angles :

N o .o f im a g e s fo r m e d w h e n th e
3600 o b je c t is p la c e d
s .n o . in d e g r e e s n =

S y s m m e t r ic a lly A s y m m e t r ic a lly
1. 0
2. 30 12 11 11
3. 45 8 7 7
4. 60 6 5 5
5. 72 5 4 5
6. 90 4 3 3
7. 120 3 2 3