CBSE Class 10 Science 2018 · Paper 31/1/C · Question 5
An object is kept 40 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm. Find the position and nature of the image. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image in this case.
Answer
cm: the image forms at the centre of curvature , real, inverted and the same size as the object.
Position: cm, so the image is formed cm in front of the mirror, at the centre of curvature (the same place as the object).
Nature: real and inverted, and of the same size as the object ().
Ray diagram: a ray from the top of the object parallel to the axis is reflected through , and a ray through is reflected parallel to the axis; they meet below , where the inverted image forms (see the figure).
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