A person looks into a spherical mirror. The size of the image of his face is twice the actual size of his face. If the face is at a distance of 20 cm from the mirror, then the nature and radius of curvature of the mirror is
A
Concave, 40cm
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B
Convex, 40cm
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C
Convex, 80cm
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D
Concave, 80cm
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Solution
The correct option is D Concave, 80cm Given: m=+2 [ as a person is able to see image of his face, so the image is virtual] u=−20cm
So, m=ff−u ⇒+2=ff−(−20)
On solving this, we get, f=−40cm
As focal length is negative, the mirror is concave.
Now, radius of curvature of the mirror, |R|=2|f|=80cm