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Questions Related to mirror formula and magnification

We want a mirror that will make an object look larger. What combination of image and object distances (from the mirror) will accomplish this?

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  1. Image Distance $3.0 cm$, Object Distance $3.0 cm$

  2. Image Distance $2.0 cm$, Object Distance $3.0 cm$

  3. Image Distance $3.0 cm$, Object Distance $5.0 cm$

  4. Image Distance $3.0 cm$, Object Distance $2.0 cm$

  5. Image Distance $3.0 cm$, Object Distance $10.0 cm$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Magnification by a mirror         $m = \dfrac{-v}{u}$


For option D :    $m = \dfrac{- 3.0}{-2.0} = 1.5$             $\implies m>1$
Thus the data given in option D will make a larger image.

The magnification produced by a mirror is $+\dfrac{1}{3}.$ Then the mirror is a ____________.

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  1. Concave mirror

  2. Convex mirror

  3. Plane mirror

  4. plano convex mirror

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The image produced is virtual and erect and also diminished.


Hence, the mirror must be $convex$ mirror. Concave mirror also produces virtual image but it is enlarged.But convex mirror always produces diminished virtual image.

Answer-(B)

In an experiment to determine the focal length ($f$) of a concave mirror by the $u-v$ method, a student places the object pin A on the principal axis at a distance $x$ from the pole $P$. The student looks at the pin and its inverted image from a distance keeping the eye in line with $PA$. When the student shifts the eye towards left, the image appears to the right of the object pin. Then:

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  1. $x< f$

  2. $f< x< 2f$

  3. $x= 2f$

  4. $x> 2f$

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Since the object and the image move in opposite directions, the position of the object should be in between $f$ and $2f$.
So, $f < x < 2f$

Magnification produced is +$\dfrac { 1 }{ 3 }$, then what kind of mirror it is?

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  1. concave mirror

  2. convex mirror

  3. opaque mirror

  4. plane mirror

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Since the magnification produced is positive and less than 1,the mirror is a convex mirror.

The linear magnification for a spherical mirror is the ratio of the size of the image to the size of the object, and is denoted by m. Then m is equal to (symbols have their usual meanings)

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  1. $\dfrac {u}{u-f}$

  2. $\dfrac {u f}{u-f}$

  3. $\dfrac {f}{u+f}$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

General equation for a spherical mirror says that:
$\dfrac{1}{v}-\dfrac{1}{u}=\dfrac{1}{f}$

$\dfrac{u}{v}-1=\dfrac{u}{f}$

$\dfrac{u}{v}=1+\dfrac{u}{f}=\dfrac{u+f}{f}$

$\dfrac{v}{u}=\dfrac{f}{u+f}=m$ (magnification)

A concave mirror forms the real image of an object which is magnified 4 times. The objects is moved 3 cm away, the magnification of the image is 3 times. What is the focal length of the mirror?

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  1. 3 cm

  2. 4 cm

  3. 12 cm

  4. 36 cm

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
For mirror $u=\frac {f(m-1)}{m}$
In first case, $u=\frac {f(-4-1)}{-4}$
In the second case, $u+3=\frac {f(-3-1)}{-3}$
On solving, we get $f=36 cm$

The distance between an object and its doubly magnified image by a concave mirror is: [ Assume $f$ = focal length]

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  1. $ 3 f/2 $

  2. $2 f/3 $

  3. $3f$

  4. Depends on whether the image is real or virtual.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The magnification is given as,

$m = \dfrac{{ - v}}{u}$

$2 = \dfrac{{ - v}}{u}$

$v =  - 2u$

Ignoring the sign and using mirror formula, we get

$\dfrac{1}{v} + \dfrac{1}{u} = \dfrac{1}{f}$

$\dfrac{1}{{2u}} + \dfrac{1}{u} = \dfrac{1}{f}$

$\dfrac{{1 + 2}}{{2u}} = \dfrac{1}{f}$

$u = \dfrac{{3f}}{2}$

Here, difference between object distance and image distance is also$u$.

The magnification of plane mirror is always - 

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  1. $ <1 $

  2. $ > 1 $

  3. $ = 1 $

  4. Zero

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The size of the image is equal to size of the object for plane mirror.

So, magnification is equal to $1$ .

 

A flim projector magnifies a flim of area $100 $ square centimeter on screen. If linear magnification is $4$ then area of magnified image on screen will be-

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  1. $1600 sq. cm$

  2. $800 sq. cm$

  3. $400 sq. cm$

  4. $200 sq. cm$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As linear magnification, $M=4$

Hence, a real magnification ${ m } _{ r }={ m }^{ 2 }$
${ \left( 4 \right)  }^{ 2 }=16$
Surface area of film image on screen $=16\times 100=1600$ ${ cm }^{ 2 }$.

A short linear object of length $b$ lies along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length $f$ at a distance u from the pole of the mirror. The size of the image is approximately equal to :

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  1. $b\left (\dfrac {u-f}{f}\right )^{\dfrac {1}{2}}$

  2. $b\left (\dfrac {b}{u-f}\right )^{\dfrac {1}{2}}$

  3. $b\left (\dfrac {u-f}{f}\right )$

  4. $b\left (\dfrac {f}{u-f}\right )^2$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

From mirror formula,


$\cfrac { 1 }{ v } +\cfrac { 1 }{ u } =\cfrac { 1 }{ f } \longrightarrow (1)$

Differentiating, we get  


$\Rightarrow -{ \upsilon  }^{ -2 }dv-{ u }^{ -2 }du=0$

or $\left| d\upsilon  \right| =\left| \cfrac { { \upsilon  }^{ 2 } }{ { u }^{ 2 } }  \right| du \ \longrightarrow (2)$         

Here $\left| dv \right| =$size of image,

$\left| du \right| =$size of object $\left( =b \right) $

From the equation $1$, we write

$\cfrac { u }{ v } +1 =\cfrac { u }{ f } $

Squaring both sides, we get

$\cfrac { { \upsilon  }^{ 2 } }{ { v }^{ 2 } } ={ \left( \cfrac { f }{ u-f }  \right)  }^{ 2 }$

Substituting in equation $2$ we get

Size of the image  $dv=b{ \left( \cfrac { f }{ u-f }  \right)  }^{ 2 }$