A small candle, 2.5 cm in size is placed | Class 12 Physics Chapter Ray Optics And Optical Instruments, Ray Optics And Optical Instruments NCERT Solutions

Question: In which of the following examples of motion, can the body be considered approximately a point object:
(a) a railway carriage moving without jerks between two stations.
(b) a monkey sitting on top of a man cycling smoothly on a circular track.
(c) a spinning cricket ball that turns sharply on hitting the ground.
(d) a tumbling beaker that has slipped off the edge of a table.
Answer:

(a), (b)

(a) The size of a carriage is very small as compared to the distance between two stations. Therefore, the carriage can be treated as a point sized object.

(b) The size of a monkey is very small as compared to the size of a circular track. Therefore, the monkey can be considered as a point sized object on the track.

(c) The size of a spinning cricket ball is comparable to the distance through which it turns sharply on hitting the ground. Hence, the cricket ball cannot be considered as a point object.

(d) The size of a beaker is comparable to the height of the table from which it slipped. Hence, the beaker cannot be considered as a point object.


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Comments

  • Brian Mkamba
  • 2021-11-09 10:16:25

I'm thankful for this


  • Sneha kumari
  • 2019-09-20 21:40:17

But how negative sign shows the object is inverted or virtual


  • Sneha kumari
  • 2019-09-20 21:38:59

Thankyou for helping


  • Aavni
  • 2018-12-11 05:47:59

If the sign of image formed was -5 how did it become virtual when it should be real and also when the object is inverted??


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Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Physics - Chapter . This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Excercise 1 , Question 1: A small candle, 2.5 cm in size is placed at 27 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvatur....