AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2012

  • question_answer
    A short linear object of length L lies on the as of a spherical mirror of focal length \[f\] at distance u form the mirror. Its image has a axial length L equal to

    A)  \[L{{\left[ \frac{f}{u-f} \right]}^{1/2}}\]                

    B)  \[L{{\left[ \frac{u+f}{f} \right]}^{1/2}}\]

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

    D)  \[L{{\left[ \frac{f}{u-f} \right]}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     From mirror formula                 \[\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{v}+\frac{1}{u}\]                                     .... (i) Differentiating Eq. (i), we obtain                                 \[0=\frac{1}{{{v}^{2}}}dv-\frac{1}{{{v}^{2}}}du\]                 \[dv=-{{\left( \frac{v}{u} \right)}^{2}}du\]                            ?. (ii) Also from Eq. (i)                 \[\frac{v}{u}=\frac{f}{u-f}\]                         ... (iii) From Eqs. (ii) and (iii), we get                 \[dv=-{{\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)}^{2}}\] Therefore size of image is \[{{\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)}^{2}}L\]


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