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A luminous object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from the convex lens of focal length 20 cm. On the other side of the lens, at what distance from the lens a convex mirror of radius of curvature 10 cm be placed in order to have an inverted image of the object coinciding with image formed by lens?

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12 cm
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30 cm
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50 cm
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60 cm
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Solution

The correct option is C 50 cm
For the lens,
1v=1f+1u=120130=160
v=60 cm.
To have an inverted image of the object, coincident with it, image should tend to form at centre of curvature of convex mirror.

Therefore, distance of convex mirror from the lens =60 10=50 cm.

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