Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2006

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    A short linear object of length b lies along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length\[f\]at a distance u from the pole of the mirror, what is the size of image?

    A)  \[\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)b\]

    B)  \[{{\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)}^{2}}b\]

    C)  \[\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right){{b}^{2}}\]

    D)  \[\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Using the relation for the focal length of concave mirror \[\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{v}+\frac{1}{u}\] ?.(i) Differentiating Eq. (i), we obtain \[0=-\frac{1}{2{{v}^{2}}}dv=-\frac{1}{{{u}^{2}}}du\] So,          \[dv=-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{u}^{2}}}\times b\]            ...(ii) (Here,\[du=b\]) From Eq. (i) \[\frac{1}{v}=\frac{1}{f}-\frac{1}{u}=\frac{u-f}{fu}\] Or \[\frac{u}{v}=\frac{u-f}{f}\] \[\frac{v}{u}=\frac{f}{u-f}\] ?(iii) Now, from Eq. (ii) and (iii), we get \[dv=-{{\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)}^{2}}b\] Therefore, size of image is\[={{\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)}^{2}}b\]


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