Mirror Formula
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About This Question
- Subject
- physics
- Chapter
- optics
- Topic
- mirror formula
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Year
- 2025
Solution
Correct Answer:
1/f = 1/v + 1/u
The Mirror Formula relates object distance (u), image distance (v), and focal length (f): f1=v1+u1
- Sign Convention (Cartesian):
- Source is on the left.
- Distances in the direction of incident light are positive.
- For a concave mirror, f is negative.
- For a convex mirror, f is positive.
This easy difficulty physics question is from the chapter optics, covering the topic of mirror formula. It appeared in the 2025 exam.
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