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Published on: September 13, 2026
As shown in the figure, a plane mirror is fixed at a height of 50 cm from the bottom of tank containing water
. The height of water in the tank is 8 cm. A small bulb is placed at the bottom of the water tank. The distance of image of the bulb formed by mirror from the bottom of the tank is ______cm.

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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
98
(98)
The data given is
d = 8 cm

Apparent depth is

Distance of object from mirror = 42 + 6 = 48 m
Distance of image from bottom of tank = 48 + 50 = 98 m
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