Question
$A$ planoconvex lens, when silvered at its plane surface is equivalent to a concave mirror of focal length $28cm$. When its curved surface is silvered and the plane surface not silvered, it is equivalent to a concave mirror of focal length $10cm$, then the refractive index of the material of the lens is :

Answer

Let $f_{m}$ be focal length of the curved silvered surface

Case $(i):$ when it is a concave mirror of focal length $28 \mathrm{cm}$

$f_{m}=\infty$

Hence $\frac{1}{28}=\frac{2}{f_{1}}+\frac{1}{f_{m}}$

$\Longrightarrow f_{1}=56 \ldots(i)$

Case $(ii):$ when it is a concave mirror of focal length $10 \mathrm{cm}$

Hence $\frac{1}{10}=\frac{2}{f_{1}}+\frac{1}{f_{m}}$

Substituting the value of $f_{1}$, we get

$\Longrightarrow \frac{1}{10}=\frac{2}{56}+\frac{1}{f_{m}}$

$\Longrightarrow \frac{1}{f_{m}}=\frac{1}{10}-\frac{1}{28}$

$\Longrightarrow \frac{1}{f_{m}}=\frac{28-10}{280}$

$\Longrightarrow \frac{1}{f_{m}}=\frac{28-10}{280}$

$\Longrightarrow f_{m}=\frac{280}{18}=\frac{140}{9} \mathrm{cm}$

Therefore, the radius of curvature, $R=2 f_{m}=2 \times \frac{140}{9}=\frac{280}{9} \mathrm{cm}$

Now,

$\frac{1}{f_{1}}=(\mu-1) \frac{1}{R}$

Substituting the respective values, we get

$\frac{1}{56}=(\mu-1) \frac{1}{\frac{280}{9}}$

$\Longrightarrow \mu-1=\frac{280}{9} \times \frac{1}{56}$

$\Longrightarrow \mu=1+\frac{5}{9}=\frac{14}{9}$

is the refractive index of the material of the lens.

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