The driving mirror of a car has a radius of curvature of 1m. A vehicle behind the car is 4m from the mirror. Find the image distance behind the mirror.
Question 1 Report
The driving mirror of a car has a radius of curvature of 1m. A vehicle behind the car is 4m from the mirror. Find the image distance behind the mirror.
Answer Details
A driving mirror is always a convex mirror which is always of negative focal length and always forms a virtual image
Thus if r = 1m = 100cm
f = 1/2 = -50
∴ if U = 4cm = 400cm
f = -50cm
∴1/u + 1/v = 1/f
1/400 + 1/v = -1/50
∴ -1/v = 1/400 + 1/50
-1/v = (1 + 8)/400 = 9/400
∴ v = -400/9
v = 4/9
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