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An object is placed 60 cm in front of a concave mirror whose focal length is 20 cm. What is the image position?

A. 20 cm in front of the mirror
B. 30 cm in front of the mirror
C. 60 cm behind the mirror
D. 30 cm behind the mirror

User Seri
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The position of the image is determined as 30 cm behind the mirror. (Option D).

How to calculate the image position?

The position of the image is calculated by applying the following formula;

1/f = 1/u + 1/v

where;

  • f is the focal length of the concave mirror
  • u is the position of the object
  • v is the position of the image

The given parameters include;

the focal length, f = 20 cm

the position of the object, u = 60 cm

The position of the image is calculated as;

1/20 = 1/60 + 1/v

1/v = 1/20 - 1/60

1/v = (3 - 1)/60

1/v = 2/60

v = 60 / 2

v = 30 cm

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