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You don't have any matches, so you want to focus sunlight to ignite a pile of twigs for a campfire. Which mirror would be best t

o use? A.convex mirror B.concave mirror C.flat mirror D.plane mirror

2 answers:

Anna35 [415]3 years ago

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Out of that list, the concave mirror is the only item that can concentrate sunlight and heat into a small area. But if you could get ahold of a convex lens, that would be even better.

Lera25 [3.4K]3 years ago

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Answer: Concave mirror would be best to use.

Explanation :

To focus sunlight to ignite a pile of twigs for a campfire, a concave mirror should be used.

When the rays of light coming from infinity parallel to principal axis in front of a concave mirror, all the rays get concentrated at the focus of the mirror. That's why the concave mirror is also known as converging.

In this case, a concave mirror should be used so as to converge all the rays at a point.

So, the correct option is (b).

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Answer:

$v=3.564\ m.s^{-1}$

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Explanation:

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length of slide, $l=3\ m$

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$m_J.v_J+m_w.v_w=(m_J+m_w).v$

where: v = velocity with which they move together after collision

$30\times 5.94+0=(30+20)v$

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(B)

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<u>Now refer the schematic for visualization of situation:</u>

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