Physics · Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula

toppr Q Type your question. mirrors, then 5 images of the object will be formed.

toppr Q Type your question. mirrors, then 5 images of the object will be formed. Reason: For a given system of mirrors the total number of images formed due to successive reflection is equal to either \( \frac{360^{\circ}}{\theta} \) or \( \frac{360^{\circ}}{\theta}-1 \) accordingly as \( \frac{360^{\circ}}{\theta} \) is odd or even respectively.

  • A. If both Assertion 'and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation
  • B. If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  • C. If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
  • D. If Assertion is incorrect but Reaso

Step-by-step solution

The assertion that two mirrors at 60° produce 5 images is correct (since 360/60 = 6, even, number = 6-1 = 5). However, the reason given is oversimplified; the formula for number of images depends on object placement when 360/θ is odd. Therefore, the reason is incorrect as a general statement.
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