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A rear view mirror of a vehicle is cylinder having radius of curvature 10 cm and length of arc of curved surface is 10cm. Find the field of view in radian, if it is assumed that the eye of the dirver is at a large distance from the mirror

A

0.5

B

1

C

2

D

4

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The correct Answer is:
C
As, `theta = (l)/(f)`

`theta = (10)/(5) = 2` rad
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