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NEET · Physics · STD 12 - 9. Ray optics and optical instruments

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

  1. A \(\frac{y}{x}\)
  2. B \(\;\frac{x}{{2y}}\)
  3. C \(\;\frac{x}{y}\)
  4. D \(\;\frac{y}{{2x}}\)
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(D) \(\;\frac{y}{{2x}}\)

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When mirror is rotated by \(\theta\) angle reflected ray will be rotated by \(2 \theta .\) For small angle \(\theta\) \(\quad \tan 2 \theta \approx 2 \theta=\frac{y}{x}\)
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