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A concave mirror is placed 15 cm away from an object. If u stands for the object distance then which of the following is true?

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a

u = ±15 cm

b

u = +15 cm 

c

u = + 30 cm


 

d

u = -15 cm

answer is C.

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  • According to the sign conventions used for spherical mirrors, the object is always considered to be placed on the left side of the mirror.
  • Therefore, the object distance is always taken as negative.

Hence u= -15 cm is the correct response.

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A concave mirror is placed 15 cm away from an object. If u stands for the object distance then which of the following is true?