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Q. 1. A concave mirror of focal length 20cm is placed 50 cm from a wall.
How far from the wall an

object be placed to form its real image on the wall?
Soluion : For real image in mirror, V must be(-)

V=-50 cm F=-20cm
From mirror formula 1/u = 1/f – 1/v = -1/20+ 1/50 =-3/100 U = -33.3 cm
Therefore the distance of the object from the wall x = 50 – u
X = 50 – 33.3 = 16.7 cm.
V= -50
wall
Q.2. An object is placed at a distance of 40cm from a concave mirror of focal length 15cm. If the
object is displaced through a distance of 20 cm towards the mirror, By how much distance is the
image displaced?
Answer: Here f = -15 cm, u = -40 cm
Now 1/f = 1/u + 1/v

or,, V= uf/u-f = -40 X -15/25 = -24 cm
Then object is displaced towards the mirror.

let u1= new object distance from the Mirror
v1= new image distance from the Mirror
Then u1 = -(40-20) = -20cm
∴ v1 = -60 cm. (after calculation, u1= -20cm & f = -15 cm)

Therefore the image will move away from the concave mirror through a distance equal to 60 – 24 =
36 cm.
Q.3. An object is placed at distance of 25 cm from a spherical mirror and its image is formed behind the mirror
at distance of 5 cm. Find focal length? Is it concave or convex mirror? Answer:
Here u = -25 cm, v = 5 cm
Then 1/f = -1/25 + 1/5 = 4/ 25 or, f = + 6.25 cm
As the focal length is positive(+) the mirror is convex in nature.
Q. An object is placed in front of a convex mirror of radius of curvature 40 cm at a distance of 10 cm. Find the
position, nature and magnification of mirror. Answer:
Here u = -10 cm, R = -40 cm , Then f = R/2 = - 20 cm
From the mirror formula 1/v = 1/f – 1/ u = -1/20 + 1/10 = 1/20.

V= 20 cm . (v is positive means a virtual and erect image & it will be formed behind the mirror.
M=-v/u = -20/-10 = 2
Q. An object is kept in front of a concave mirror of focal length of 15 cm. the image formed is 3 times
the size of the object.
Calculate the distances of the object from the mirror
i) when image is real
ii) when image is virtual
i) Image is real. M = -3 ii). When the image is virtual M = 3
Here f= -15 cm Now m = -v/u = 3
Now m=-v/u = -3 Or, V=-3
Or , V = 3u From the mirror formula

From the mirror formula
1/f=1/u+1/v
1/f = 1/u+1/v
Then -1/15 = 1/u-1/3u
-1/15 = 1/u + 1/3u
2/3u = -1/15
U= - 20 cm.
U= -10cm.
Q. Refractive index of glass is 1.5 and that of water is 1.3. if the speed of light in water is
2.25X10^8m/s. What is the speed of light in glass?
Answer: Here ng=1.5 and nw=1.3 let v1 and v2 be the speeds of light in glass and water respectively.
If c is the speed of light in air then
c/v1=1.5 and c/v2=1.3
then v1/v2= 1.3/1.5
v1=1.3/1.5X2.25X10^8
v1=1.95X10^8 m/s
Q. Suppose height of the object is 3 cm height of the image is 12 cm what is the magnification?
M=h’/h = 12/3 =4
Q. Suppose object distance is 3 cm in front of mirror image distance is 12 CM in front of mirror find
magnification.
U= -3 , v=-12 (here v is (-) as it is Infront of mirror)
Q. An object, 4cm in size placed at 25 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm at what distance
from the mirror should a screen be placed in order to obtain a sharp image? find the nature and size of the
image. (v = -37.5, real, h’=-6 cm, image enlarged, inverted)
(h’ = - means inverted image)
-u/v = h’/h
The radius of curvature of a convex mirror is 3 metre. If a bus is located at 5 meter from this mirror find the
position nature and size of the image. (Ans- v = +1.15, behind the mirror, m=+0.23, virtual,erect,smaller)
A concave lens has focal length 15 cm. At what distance should the object from the lens should be placed so
that it forms an image at 10 cm from the lens? Also find the magnification produced by the lens.
f=-15 cm , V=-10cm, u=?
by lens formula:
1/f=1/v-1/u
1/u=1/v-1/f = = -1/10+1/15, ∴ u=-30cm
Magnification=m=v/u =-10/-30=1/3=0.33
Since, m is +, thus the image is virtual, erect, and diminished.
A concave lens has a focal length of 20 cm. At what distance from a lens a 5 cm tall object should be
placed, so that it forms an image at 15 cm from the lens? Also, calculate the size of the image formed.
v=−15 cm (negative due to concave lens)

Focal length, f=−20 cm
Let the object distance be u.
By lens formula:
1v−1u=1f
⇒1−15 cm−1u=1−20 cm
⇒1u=120 cm+1−15 cm
⇒1u=3−460 cm=−160 cm
⇒u=−60 cm
Therefore, object is placed at 60 cm away from the lens, on the same side as image.
Now,
Height of object, h1=5cm
Magnification, m=h2h1=vu
Putting value of v and u:

Magnification, m=h25 cm=−15 cm−60 cm
⇒h25 cm=14
⇒h2=5 cm4=1.25 cm
Thus, the height of the image is 1.25 cm and the positive sign means the image is virtual and
erect.

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Q. 1. A concave mirror of focal length 20cm is placed 50 cm from a wall.

How far from the wall an

Soluion : For real image in mirror, V must be(-)

Answer: Here f = -15 cm, u = -40 cm

Now 1/f = 1/u + 1/v

Then object is displaced towards the mirror.

Then u1 = -(40-20) = -20cm

∴ v1 = -60 cm. (after calculation, u1= -20cm & f = -15 cm)

As the focal length is positive(+) the mirror is convex in nature.

From the mirror formula 1/v = 1/f – 1/ u = -1/20 + 1/10 = 1/20.

i) Image is real. M = -3 ii). When the image is virtual M = 3

Here f= -15 cm Now m = -v/u = 3

Now m=-v/u = -3 Or, V=-3

Or , V = 3u From the mirror formula

U= -3 , v=-12 (here v is (-) as it is Infront of mirror)

(h’ = - means inverted image)

v=−15 cm (negative due to concave lens)

Putting value of v and u:

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