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Mirages are observed on some days when
1)Density of air increases with height
2)density of air decreases with height
3)earth acts like a mirror
4)air is dense uniformly
ans given is 1 but i think it shud be 2 plzz correct me

a constant torque acting on a unifrom circular wheel changes its angular momentum from J to 4J in 4 seconds the mag of torque is
1)3/4J
2)4J
3)J
4)12J
ans given is 3 but im gettin 1 am i missing somethin????

an ellipse slides between two straight lines at right angles to each other the locus of its centre is part of
1)auxilliary circle
2)director circle
3)another ellipse
4)parabola

ans given is 3 but i wrote it as 2 wat is wrong???

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Tanmay

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18 Apr 2008 20:35:26 IST

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for 1
i think refractive index is proportional to density
so if density inc
then
critical angle decreases
and TIR can occur easily

mohit patni

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18 Apr 2008 20:39:37 IST

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more ans needed

mohit patni

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18 Apr 2008 20:43:12 IST

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plzz ppl ans

Tanmay

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Data are presented on the changes in the room-temperature refractive index and density of a borosilicate crown glass produced by different heat-treatments. Measurements on a large number of samples with widely varying thermal history show that the refractive index is a single-valued function of the density. The increase in refractive index for a given density change is smaller than that calculated by the Lorentz-Lorenz theory; the apparent contribution of the induced polarization to the local electric field is very small. This may be due to a reduction in the ionic polarizabilities that accompany the density increase; alternatively, the Lorentz-Lorenz form of the theory may not be valid in solid materials such as glass. Data of other investigators are shown to agree with the data reported here.

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Glenn Jasper

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18 Apr 2008 20:47:29 IST

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for 3-
let 2a and 2b be the length of the major and minor axes. If the ellipse slides betwn two perpendicular lines, the point of intersection P of these lines being the point of intersection of perpendicular tangents lies on the Director circle of the ellipse. This means that the centre of the ellips is always at a const distance rt(a^2+b^2) frm P. Hence locus of center is a director circle.
thus, ans is B

Tanmay

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18 Apr 2008 20:49:24 IST

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hey but ans is 3

mohit patni

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18 Apr 2008 20:53:58 IST

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arre yaar yukti hai it can be wrong

mohit patni

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18 Apr 2008 21:31:17 IST

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yaar plzz ans its so ezee que just wanna confirm them

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18 Apr 2008 23:12:08 IST

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Mirages are observed on some days when
1)Density of air increases with height
2)density of air decreases with height
3)earth acts like a mirror
4)air is dense uniformly

for a mirage to occur... a light ray must go from denser to rarer medium and undergo Total internal reflection.. and here the air near the ground. which is hot, is rarer..
and density increases upwards.

so option 1 is correct

ashish banga

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18 Apr 2008 23:17:20 IST

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answer to first is 1
density of air increases with height
a ray of light coming from a tree towards ground bends away from the normal( denser to rarer)
so TIR occurs
it appears to be coming reflected by water

mohit patni

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19 Apr 2008 19:35:19 IST

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wat abt other two guys???

rohit

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19 Apr 2008 20:00:56 IST

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see
for 2: i believe the answer as 3J/4

and for 3: i think the answer shud be ellipse
of u say that it is director circle, then its radius is greater than that of any axes of given ellipse...................which is not possible as the ellipse shud be in between given two axes
see i have not solved it, but i have just used logic out there

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