NCERT Exercise 9.30 - Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

Question: Light incident normally on a plane mirror attached to a galvanometer coil retraces backwards as shown in Fig. 9.29. A current in the coil produces a deflection of 3.5o of the mirror. What is the displacement of the reflected spot of light on a screen placed 1.5 m away?

Answer: **NCERT answer:** The reflected rays get deflected by twice the angle of rotation of the mirror. Therefore, d/1.5 = tan 7°. Hence d = 18.4 cm.

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