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An object is placed at a distance of 18 cm in front of a mirror. If the image is formed at a distance of 4 cm on the other side, then focal length, nature of the mirror and nature of image are respectively

  1. A 3.14 cm , concave mirror and real image
  2. B 3.14 cm , convex mirror and real image
  3. C 5.14 cm , convex mirror and virtual image
  4. D 5.14 cm , concave mirror and virtual image
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(C) 5.14 cm , convex mirror and virtual image

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For a spherical mirror, \(\mathrm{u}=-18 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{v}=4 \mathrm{~cm}\) \(\therefore\) By mirror formula, \(\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{v}+\frac{1}{u}=\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{-18} \Rightarrow f=\frac{36}{7} \mathrm{~cm}=5.14 \mathrm{~cm}\) Also, \(\mathrm{f}=+\mathrm{ve}\). So,…
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