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Concave mirror – problems and solutions

1. An object is placed 10 cm from a concave mirror. The focal length is 5 cm. Determine (a) the
position of the image (b) the magnification of the image
Known :
The focal length (f) = 5 cm
The object distance (do) = 10 cm
Solution :
Formation of image by concave mirror :

The image distance :

1/di = 1/f – 1/do = 1/5 – 1/10 = 2/10 – 1/10 = 1/10
di = 10/1 = 10 cm
The image distance is 10 cm.

The magnification :
M = -di / do = -10/10 = -1
1 means that the image height is the same as the object.
The minus sign indicates that the image is inverted. If the sign is positive than the image is upright.

2. A 5-cm-high object is placed in front of a concave mirror with radius of curvature 20 cm. Determine
the image height if the object distance is 5 cm, 15 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm.
Known :
The radius of curvature (r) = 20 cm
The focal length (f) = R/2 = 20/2 = 10 cm
The object height (ho) = 5 cm
Solution :

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