Foundation
Physics Foundation
Reflection from plane mirror
Question

If two plane mirrors are inclined at 60º, then the number of images formed of  the object placed :

3

6

5

4

JEE Advance
College PredictorLive

Know your College Admission Chances Based on your Rank/Percentile, Category and Home State.

Get your JEE Main Personalised Report with Top Predicted Colleges in JoSA

Solution

Angle between mirrors, θ = 60º
From formula, n = 360θ=36060 = 6 (even)
When n is even, then number of image = n–1 = 6 –1 = 5