Question

A small candle is 34 cm from a concave mirror having a radius of curvature of 22 cm. Where will the image of the candle be located? Follow the sign conventions.

Answer 1

Answer:

16.26 cm in front of the mirror

Explanation:

Using,

1/f = 1/u+1/v....................... Equation 1

Where f = focal focal length of the concave mirror, u = object distance, v = image distance.

make v the subject of the equation

v = fu/(u-f)................... Equation 2

Note: The focal length of a concave mirror is positive

Using the real- is- positive convention

Given: f = 22/2 = 11 cm, u = 34 cm.

Substitute into equation 2

v = (34×11)/(34-11)

v = 374/23

v = 16.26 cm.

The image will be formed 16.26 cm in front of the mirror.