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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Ray optics and optical instruments
  • JEE Mains 2016
  • Hard
  • MCQ

To find the focal length of a convex mirror, a student records the following data
Object Pin Convex Lens Convex Mirror Image Pin
  \(22.2\,cm\)   \(32.2\,cm\)   \(45.8\,cm\)   \(71.2\,cm\)
The focal length of the convex lens is \(f_1\)  and that of mirror is \(f_2\). Then taking index correction to be negligibly small, \(f_1\)  and  \(f_2\) are close to

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(A) \(f_1 = 7.8\,cm\,\,\,\,\, f_2 = 12.7\,\,cm\)

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From lens

\(u_{1}=-(32.2-22.2) c m=-10 c m\)

\(v_{1}=(71.2-32.2) \mathrm{cm}=39 \mathrm{cm}\)

\(\frac{1}{f_{1}}=\frac{1}{v_{1}}-\frac{1}{u_{1}}=\frac{1}{36}+\frac{1}{10}=\frac{49}{390}\)

or \(f_{1}=\frac{390}{49} \mathrm{cm}=7.8 \mathrm{cm}\)

For mirror \(R=(71.2-45.8) \mathrm{cm}=25.4 \mathrm{cm}\)

or \(f_{2}=\frac{25.4}{2} \mathrm{cm}=12.7 \mathrm{cm}\)

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