A point object O is moving with a velocity of v in front of an arrangement of plane mirrors as shown in the figure. The magnitude of velocity of image in mirror M1 with respect to the image in mirror M2 will be
2vsinθ
2vcosθ
3vcosθ
3vsinθ
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Solution
The correct option is A2vsinθ We know that for the fixed plane mirror, (1) Along perpendicular to the mirror, vo=−vi (2) Along parallel to the mirror, vo=vi
The image velocity for both mirrors are shown below,
Resolving components of velocity of image 2 along and perpendicular to mirror M1,
Thus, the velocity of image 1w.r.t to image 2 will be,
Magnitude of velocity of image 1 in mirror M1w.r.t image 2 in mirror M2, |→v12|=2vsinθ