Physics · Geometrical Optics

JEE Main 2025 — 22 January, Morning Shift — Question 62

The driver sitting inside a parked car is watching vehicles approaching from

behind with the help of his side view mirror, which is a convex mirror with radius

of curvature R=2 m\mathrm{R}=2 \mathrm{~m}. Another car approaches him from

behind with a uniform speed of 90 km/hr90 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}. When the

car is at a distance of 24 m from him, the magnitude of the acceleration of the

image of the side view mirror is ' aa '. The value of 100a is \qquad m/s2\mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}.

Answer: 8

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

v=ufu−f=−24⋅1−24−1=2425\quad \mathrm{v}=\frac{\mathrm{uf}}{\mathrm{u}-\mathrm{f}}=\frac{-24 \cdot 1}{-24-1}=\frac{24}{25} m=−vu=−2425(−24)=125\mathrm{m}=\frac{-\mathrm{v}}{\mathrm{u}}=-\frac{24}{25(-24)}=\frac{1}{25} 1v−1u=1f\frac{1}{v}-\frac{1}{u}=\frac{1}{f}

vI=−m2⋅v0=−1(25)2⋅25=−125\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{I}}=-\mathrm{m}^{2} \cdot \mathrm{v}_{0}=\frac{-1}{(25)^{2}} \cdot 25=\frac{-1}{25}

Diff. −1v2(dvdt)+1u2(dudt)=0[dvdt=vi;dudt=v0]\frac{-1}{\mathrm{v}^{2}}\left(\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dt}}\right)+\frac{1}{\mathrm{u}^{2}}\left(\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dt}}\right)=0 \quad\left[\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dt}}=\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{i}} ; \frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dt}}=\mathrm{v}_{0}\right]

+2v3⋅(vI)2−1v2⋅aI−2u3⋅(v0)2+1u2⋅a0=0\frac{+2}{\mathrm{v}^{3}} \cdot\left(\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{I}}\right)^{2}-\frac{1}{\mathrm{v}^{2}} \cdot \mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{I}}-\frac{2}{\mathrm{u}^{3}} \cdot\left(\mathrm{v}_{0}\right)^{2}+\frac{1}{\mathrm{u}^{2}} \cdot \mathrm{a}_{0}=0

aIv2=2v3⋅vI2−2u3⋅v02\frac{\mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{I}}}{\mathrm{v}^{2}}=\frac{2}{\mathrm{v}^{3}} \cdot \mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{I}}^{2}-\frac{2}{\mathrm{u}^{3}} \cdot \mathrm{v}_{0}^{2} aI=2v⋅vI2−2v2u3⋅v02\mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{I}}=\frac{2}{\mathrm{v}} \cdot \mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{I}}^{2}-\frac{2 \mathrm{v}^{2}}{\mathrm{u}^{3}} \cdot \mathrm{v}_{0}^{2}

=2⋅2524⋅125⋅125−2(24)3⋅2425⋅2425⋅25⋅25=\frac{2 \cdot 25}{24} \cdot \frac{1}{25} \cdot \frac{1}{25}-\frac{2}{(24)^{3}} \cdot \frac{24}{25} \cdot \frac{24}{25} \cdot 25 \cdot 25 aI=224.25−224\mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{I}}=\frac{2}{24.25}-\frac{2}{24}

aI=224⋅−2425=−225\mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{I}}=\frac{2}{24} \cdot \frac{-24}{25}=\frac{-2}{25} 100aI=225×100=8100 \mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{I}}=\frac{2}{25} \times 100=8

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Geometrical Optics
Topic
Reflection of Light at Curved Surfaces and Spherical Mirrors