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Problem 71P

What is the size of the smallest vertical plane mirror in which a woman of height h can see her full-length image?

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Problem 71P

What is the size of the smallest vertical plane mirror in which a woman of height h can see her full-length image?

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Solution 71P

Step 1

Law of reflection says that the incident ray, reflected ray along with normal which can be found perpendicular to the surface of the mirror all are lie in the same plane.

Further,

Here,  is the angle of reflection and  angle of incidence.

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