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The document contains practice problems related to concave and convex mirrors, focusing on concepts of focal length, image position, and magnification. It includes a series of follow-up problems with corresponding answers that demonstrate the application of mirror formulas. Key topics include calculating object distances, image sizes, and the nature of images formed by different types of mirrors.

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Practice Problems Light

The document contains practice problems related to concave and convex mirrors, focusing on concepts of focal length, image position, and magnification. It includes a series of follow-up problems with corresponding answers that demonstrate the application of mirror formulas. Key topics include calculating object distances, image sizes, and the nature of images formed by different types of mirrors.

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Light: Reflection and Refraction

Practice Problems — Concave & Convex Mirrors

FOLLOW-UP PROBLEMS

1. The focal length of a concave mirror is 30 cm. Find the position (u) of the object in front of
the mirror so that the image is three times the size of the object. Also find the
magnification.

2. An object is placed 15 cm from a convex mirror of radius of curvature 90 cm. Calculate


the position of the image and the magnification.

3. An object 3 cm high is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a concave mirror of focal length


20 cm. Find the position and size of the image formed.

4. An object of 4 cm height is placed at 20 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 10


cm. Find position, nature and size of the image.

5. When an object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a convex mirror, the magnification


produced is 1/2. Where should the object be placed to get a magnification of 1/3?

6. If magnification of a body of size 1.0 m is 2, what is the size and nature of the image?

7. If an object is placed at a distance of 8 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm,


discuss the nature of the image formed by drawing a suitable diagram. Also find the
position of the image.

8. What is the position of an image when an object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a


concave mirror of focal length 20 cm?

9. An object is placed in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 40 cm at a distance


of 10 cm. Find the position, nature and magnification of the image.

10. A concave mirror of focal length 'f' produces a real image n times the size of an object.
What is the distance of the object from the mirror?

ANSWERS

1. u = −40 cm (for real image) and −20 cm (for virtual image)


2. 11.25 cm; magnification = 3/4
3. 20 cm, virtual and erect; m = +2
4. At 20 cm, real and inverted; h′ = −4 cm
5. −120 cm
6. 2.0 m
7. +40 cm (image formed behind mirror, virtual and erect)
8. Infinity (image at infinity)
9. 20 cm, virtual, magnification = +2
10. Distance = −(n+1)f/n or −(n+1)f/n

Chapter: Light — Reflection and Refraction

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