202311061327 Exercise 36.11

Two plane mirrors are parallel to each other and spaced 20\,\mathrm{cm} apart. A luminous point is placed between them and 5\,\mathrm{cm} from one mirror. Determine the distance from each mirror of the three nearest images in each.

Extracted from Daniel Schaum. (1961). Schaum’s Ouline of Theory and Problems of College Physics. (6e)


Roughwork.

Ans. 5,\, 35,\, 45\,\mathrm{cm}; 15,\, 25,\, 55\,\mathrm{cm}


This problem is not to be attempted.