The image of a candle flame placed at a distance of
30cm from a mirror is formed on a screen placed in front
of the mirror at a distance of 60 cm from its pole. What is
the nature of the mirror? Find its focal length.
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The image of a candle flame placed at a distance of
30cm from a mirror is formed on a screen placed in front
of the mirror at a distance of 60 cm from its pole. What is
the nature of the mirror? Find its focal length.
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Answer:
Here, u=−30cm,v=−60cm
As 1f=1v+1u=1−60+1−30=−120
f=−20cm,
The mirror is concave.
As the image is formed on the screen, it is real and inverted
From h2h1=−vu=+60−30=−2
h2=−2h1=−2×2.4cm=−4.8cm
This is the size of inverted image.