Activity Worksheet

SET A

1. You are studying with your book 2.0 m from a 50 cd lamp. You moved an
additional 4.0 m. what is the illumination of light reaching your book?

2. The brightness of a lamp is 35 cd at a distance of 3.0 m. What is the brightness

of the same lamp at a distance of 1.5 m?

SET B

1. What must be the brightness of a lamp 4.0 m away from a picture to illuminate it
with the same amount as a 25 cd lamp placed 2.0 m away?

2. You are 1.22 m away from a 50 cd lamp while reading your book. You are asked
to move 0.55 m farther. What should be the brightness of the lamp to give the
same illumination?