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alekssr
2 months ago
5

Rohit placed a pencil perpendicular to principal axis in front of a converging

Physics
1 answer:
serg [3.5K]2 months ago
3 0

Response:

45cm

Clarification:

A converging mirror is generally termed a concave mirror. The focal length and the image distance for a concave mirror are both expressed as positive values.

Using the mirror formula to derive the object distance;

\frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{u} + \frac{1}{v}

Where f denotes the focal length, u indicates the object distance, and v represents the image distance.

Given f = 30cm, and v = 2u (The formed image is double the size of the pencil)

Plugging these values into the formula to solve for u yields;

\frac{1}{30} = \frac{1}{u} + \frac{1}{2u}\\\frac{1}{30} = \frac{2+1}{2u}\\\frac{1}{30} = \frac{3}{2u}\\

By cross-multiplying, we obtain;

2u = 90

Dividing both sides by 2;

2u/2 = 90/2

u = 45cm

The object's distance from the mirror measures 45cm

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