GATE ECE 2024 | GA | Question: 9

Question

Examples of mirror and water reflections are shown in the figures below:

 

An object appears as the following image after first reflecting in a mirror and then reflecting on water.

The original object is

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

 

Answer 1

The Correct Answer is Option A )

"An object appears as the following image after first reflecting in a mirror and then reflecting on water" basically means that the object is first reflected againt Vertical axis  and then it is reflected against horizontal axis .

Image Credit :- @anujs

 

Comments

@anujs, Isn't that image is first reflected in water instead of mirror ??

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@Shaik Masthan sir, 

first reflecting in a mirror and then reflecting on water.

They have given the final object after both reflections. So, we are going in the reverse direction to find the original object by first reflecting it into water and then into mirror.

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@anujs, I misread the question 👍

Answer 2

The Correct Answer Would Be Option A Because:

1. As Per the given question We'll First See the Water Reflection of the Object

So this Would be the Water Reflection of the Object

     2. Now Let us See the Mirror Reflection of the Object taken from the Water Reflection

After Keeping Mirror On the left of the Reflection of Object We'll See the Object as:

That's The Answer of the Question GATE ECE 2024 No. 9

Answer 3

A