Light-Reflection and Refraction | Activities in Text Book with Solution
Activity 10.5
Take a convex mirror. Hold it in one hand.
Hold a pencil in the upright position in the other hand.
Observe the image of the pencil in the mirror. Is the image erect or inverted? Is it diminished or enlarged?
✅ Answer: Its image in the mirror is erect
and diminished.
Move the pencil away from the mirror slowly. Does the image become smaller or larger?
✅ Answer: The image becomes smaller.
Repeat this Activity carefully. State whether the image will move closer to or farther away from the focus as the object is moved away from the mirror?
✅ Answer: The image moves closer to the focus.