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A plane mirror is placed with its plane at an angle of 300 with the y-axis. Plane of the mirror is perpendicular to the x-y plane and the length of the mirror is 3 cm. An insect moves along x-axis starting from a distant point with a speed 2cm/s. Find the duration of the time (in sec) for which the insect can see its own image in the mirror.

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The insect can see its image in the region shown below

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Length of OA is 6cm 

So the time that the insect can see its image is 6cm2cm/s=3s

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A plane mirror is placed with its plane at an angle of 300 with the y-axis. Plane of the mirror is perpendicular to the x-y plane and the length of the mirror is 3 cm. An insect moves along x-axis starting from a distant point with a speed 2cm/s. Find the duration of the time (in sec) for which the insect can see its own image in the mirror.