A concave mirror has a focal length of 20 cm. Find the position or positions of an object for which the image-size is double of the object - size.

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2023-02-09

A concave mirror has a focal length of 20 cm. Find the position or positions of an object for which the image-size is double of the object - size.

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Kira Ramos

Kira Ramos

Beginner2023-02-10Added 9 answers

For the concave mirror,
f = -20 cm
M = v u = 2
v = 2 u
1st case (Virtual image)
1 v + 1 u = 1 f
1 2 u 1 u = 1 f
1 2 u = 1 f
u = f 2 = 10 c m
∴ The distances from the concave mirror are 10 or 30 cm.

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