A point source of light moves in a straight line parallel to a plane table

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asked Mar 29, 2018 in Physics by shabnam praween (19,050 points) 5 6 8

A point source of light moves in a straight line parallel to a plane table. Consider a small portion of the table directly below the line of movement of the source. The illuminance at this portion varies with its distance r from the source as

(a) I∝ 1/r

(b) I ∝ 1/r2

(c) I ∝ 1/r3

(d) I ∝ 1/r4

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answered Mar 29, 2018 by santoshjha (25,550 points) 4 5 6
selected Mar 30, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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The correct answer is

(c) I∝1/r3

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