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Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of shadow of an opaque object by a point source of light. How is the size of shadow affected if the screen is moved away from the object?
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Below ray diagram shows the formation of shadow of an opaque object by a point source of light :

If the screen is moved away from the object the size of shadow increases, this happens because the light rays continue to diverge after passing the edges of the object.
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