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1.A 6.0 cm tall object is placed 20 cm in front of a convex mirror with focal -1

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Question

1.A 6.0 cm tall object is placed 20 cm in front of a convex mirror with focal -100 cm focal length. Which of the following describes the image?

real and inverted

real and upright

virtual and inverted

not possible to determine

2.A coin has been dropped inadvertently into a bucket full of cleaning fluid (n=1.13). The bottom of the bucket is 15cm beneath the top – how far beneath the surface does the washer therefore APPEAR to be?

13.3cm

17.0cm

7.5cm

More information is needed

3.A concave mirror has an object placed 40 cm in front of it. An image forms 60 cm in front of the mirror. What is the focal length of the mirror?

60 cm

120 cm

-120 cm

100 cm

24 cm

not possible to determine

Explanation / Answer

1) The image is virtual and upright

given

u = 20 cm

f = -100 cm

let v is the image distance.

1/u + 1/v = 1/f

1/v = 1/f - 1/u

1/v = 1/(-100) - 1/20

v = -16.7 cm


2) 13.3 cm

apparent depth = real depth/n

= 15 cm/1.13

= 13.3 cm

3) 24 cm

given

u = 40 cm

v = 60 cm

apply, 1/f = 1/u + 1/v

1/f = 1/40 + 1/60

f = 24 cm