Q. A concave mirror of focal length $100cm$ is used to obtain the image of the sun which subtends an angle of $30'$. The diameter of the image of the sun will be

A) 1.74$cm$
B) 0.87$cm$
C) 0.435$cm$
D) 100$cm$
Explanation

(b) The angle subtended by the image of the sun at the mirror
$= 30^{'} = \left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^{o} = \frac{\pi}{360}rad$
If $x$ be the diameter of the image of the sun, then
$\frac{Arc}{Radius} = \frac{x}{100} = \frac{\pi}{360}$
$\Rightarrow x = \frac{100\pi}{360} = 0.87\ cm$

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.