Optics Question 478

Question: In a movie hall, the distance between the projector and the screen is increased by 1% illumination on the screen is

[CPMT 1990]

Options:

A) Increased by 1%

B) Decreased by 1%

C) Increased by 2%

D) Decreased by 2%

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ I=\frac{L}{r^{2}} $

$ \Rightarrow \ \ \frac{dI}{I}\ =-\frac{2dr}{r} $ ( $ \because $ L = constant)

Therefore $ \frac{dI}{I}\times 100\ =-\frac{2\times dr}{r}\times 100 $

$ =-2\times 1=-2% $



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