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Post-UTME Physics 2015 Objective — Question 19

Question 19 of 20 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) Physics 2015 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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An object is placed 20 cm in front of a plane mirror. If the mirror is moved 5 cm towards the object, what is the distance between the image and the object?

  • A. 30 cmCorrect
  • B. 15 cm
  • C. 45 cm
  • D. 25 cm

Explanation

New object distance = 20-5=15cm, so image distance (behind mirror) is also 15cm. Total distance between image and object = 15+15 = 30cm.

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