Concept explainers
You are standing approximately 2 m away from a mirror. The mirror has water spots on its surface. True or False: It is possible for you to see the water spots and your image both in focus at the same time.
To say True or False: It is possible for the observer to see the water droplets and its image both in focus at the same time.
Answer to Problem 36.1QQ
Correct answer: False.
Explanation of Solution
The water droplets are present at the surface of the mirror and in the case of plane mirror the object distance and image distance are equal so the image formed by the water droplets will also be at the surface of the mirror.
For the case of the observer, the observer is standing
Hence, one image is at the surface and one image is at
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Chapter 36 Solutions
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology Update (No access codes included)
- College PhysicsPhysicsISBN:9781305952300Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris VuillePublisher:Cengage LearningCollege PhysicsPhysicsISBN:9781285737027Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris VuillePublisher:Cengage LearningPrinciples of Physics: A Calculus-Based TextPhysicsISBN:9781133104261Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. JewettPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations...PhysicsISBN:9781133939146Author:Katz, Debora M.Publisher:Cengage LearningPhysics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology ...PhysicsISBN:9781305116399Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. JewettPublisher:Cengage LearningPhysics for Scientists and EngineersPhysicsISBN:9781337553278Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. JewettPublisher:Cengage Learning