BHU PMT BHU PMT Solved Paper-2003

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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?                                           [BHU M-2003]

    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 :

                     The focal length of a concave mirror is                                                 \[\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{v}+\frac{1}{u}\]                     ?(1) Where v and u are the image distance and object distance respectively. Differentiating Eq. (1), we get \[0=\frac{1}{{{v}^{2}}}dv-\frac{1}{{{u}^{2}}}du\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]                               \[du=-\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{u}^{2}}}b\]                         ?(2) \[\left( du=b \right)\] Also                       \[\frac{1}{v}=\frac{1}{f}-\frac{1}{u}=\frac{u-f}{fu}\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]                               \[\frac{u}{v}=\frac{u-f}{f}\]                 \[\Rightarrow \]                               \[\frac{v}{u}=\frac{f}{u-f}\]                         ?(3) From Eq. (2) and (3), we get                                                 \[du=-{{\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)}^{2}}b\] Hence, size of image\[={{\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)}^{2}}b\]


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