An Object Is 30.0 Cm From A Spherical Mirror, Along The Central Axis. The Absolute Value Of Lateral Magnification Is 1/2. The Image Produced Is Inverted. What Is The Focal Length Of The Mirror?

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Question

An object is 30.0 cm from a spherical mirror, along the central axis. The absolute value of lateral magnification is 1/2. The image produced is inverted. What is the focal length of the mirror?

Solution

Correct option is

f = –10 cm

 

Only concave mirror can form inverted image therefore

              u = –30 cm,   

                

           

              f = –10 cm.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Q1

An object of length 2.5 cm is placed at a distance of 1.5f from a concave mirror where f is the magnitude of the focal length of the mirror. The length of the object is perpendicular to the principal axis. Find the length of the image. Is the image erect or inverted?

                                                                                                   

Q2

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Q5

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Q6

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Q7

A point source of light S is placed on the major optical axis of concave mirror at a distance of 60 cm. At what distance from the concave mirror should a flat mirror be placed for the rays to converge again at the point S having been reflected from the concave mirror and then from the flat one? Will the position of the point where the rays meet change if they are first reflected from the flat mirror? The radius of the concave mirror is 80 cm.

Q8

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Q9

 

A concave mirror has a radius of curvature of 24 cm How far is an object from the mirror if an image is formed that is  

(a) virtual and 3.0 times the size of the object     

(b) real and 3.0 times the size of the object and

(c) real and 1/3 the size of the object?