An object AB is placed on the axis of concave mirror of focal length 10cm. End A of the object is at 30cm from mirror. Find the length of the image if length of object is 5cm.
A
10cm
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B
2.5cm
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C
1cm
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D
0.5cm
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Solution
The correct option is C1cm
For point A:
u=−30cm;f=−10cm
Using mirror formula
1v+1u=1f
⇒1v=1−10−1(−30)
⇒v=−15cm
For point B:
u′=−35cm;f=−10cm
Again using mirror formula
1v′+1u′=1f
⇒1v′=1−10−1(−35)
⇒v′=−14cm
Therefore, size of the image ∣∣A′B′∣∣=|v−v′|=|−15−(−14)|