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A man is standing at distance x from a plane mirror in front of him. He wants to see the entire wall in mirror which is at distance. y behind the man. Find the minimum size of the mirror required.

A

`(2H)/(3)`

B

`(H)/(2)`

C

`(H)/(3)`

D

`(H)/(4)`

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