Optics Question 927

Question: A concave mirror gives an image three times as large as the object placed at a distance of $ 20cm $ from it. For the image to be real, the focal length should be

[SCRA 1998; JIPMER 2000]

Options:

A) $ 10cm $

B) $ 15cm $

C) $ 20cm $

D) $ 30cm $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ m=\frac{f}{f-u} $

$ \Rightarrow -\ 3=\frac{f}{f-(-20)} $

$ \Rightarrow f=-15cm $



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