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Q.

A concave mirror forms on a screen a real image of thrice the linear dimensions of the object. Object and screen are moved until the image is twice the size of the object. If the shift of the object is 6 cm, find the shift of the screen and the focal length of the mirror (both in cm)

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a

36 cm, 38 cm

b

32 cm, 36 cm

c

36 cm, 36 cm

d

35 cm, 38 cm

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Since the image formed is real, so for the first case, we have
      m=-3  -v1u1=-3   v1=3u1
Since 1v+1u=1f
 1-3u1+1-u1=1-f   f=3u14                                 ...1
Similarly, for the second case, we have 
      m=-2 -v2u2=-2  v2=2u2
Since 1v+1u=1f
  1-2u2+1-u2=1-f    f=2u23                                  ...2
From 1 and 2, we get
    3u14=2u23
  u2=9u18                                ...3
But according to the problem, we are given that the shift of the object is 6 cm, so we get
       u2-u1=6 cm   98u1-u1=6    u1=48 cm
Since, v1=3u1
  v1=144 cm
So, f=3u14=3448=36 cm
Now u2=9u18=9848=54 cm
and  v2=2u1=254=108 cm
So, shift of the screen is v1-v2
  v1-v2=144-108=36 cm

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