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Q.

A point object is placed at a distance of 10cm and its real image is formed at a distance of 20 cm from a concave mirror. If the object is moved by 0.1cm towards the mirror, the image will shift by about

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a

0.4cm away from the mirror

b

0.4 cm towards the mirror 

c

 0.8 cm away from the mirror

d

0.8 cm towards the mirror

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Mirror formula 

1f=1v+1u1f=120+1(10)f=203cm

If object moves towards the mirror by   then. 

u=(100.1)=9.9cm

Hence again from mirror formula 120/3=1v+19.9v=20.4cm 

i.e., image shifts away from the mirror by 0.4 cm.

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