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Homework Statement
You slowly back away from a plane mirror at a speed of 0.10 m/s
With what speed does your image appear to be moving away from you?
The image in a plane mirror will appear to get smaller as you move further away from it. This is because the distance between the object and the mirror is increasing, causing the reflected rays to spread out more and make the image appear smaller.
No, the image will always be present as long as there is an object in front of the mirror. However, the image may become too small to see with the naked eye as you move further away.
No, the speed at which you move away from the mirror does not affect the image itself. The only factor that affects the image is the distance between the object and the mirror.
The image in a plane mirror appears to be the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front because the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays. This creates the illusion of the image being located behind the mirror at the same distance as the object in front.
No, you cannot determine the exact distance between the object and the mirror by slowly backing away at a constant speed. This is because the speed at which you move does not affect the image, so it is not a reliable method for determining distance. Other methods, such as measuring the actual distance between the object and the mirror, would be more accurate.