Q.

A mirror forms an image which is 30 cm from an object and twice its height. Where must the mirror be situated?


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a

10 cm

b

15 cm

c

12 cm

d

20 cm 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The mirror is situated at a distance of 10 cm from the object.
Here the distance between the object and image is
v-= 30 cm  — (1)
Magnification, m= 2
 m= -
 2= -vu
= -2u
On putting this value in equation (1), we get
-2u-= 30
                u=-10 cm
 
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