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Geometrical Optics — Physics STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 SciencePhysicsGeometrical Optics5 Marks
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A point source S is placed midway between two converging mirrors having equal focal length f. Find the values of d for which only one image is formed.
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Both the mirrors have equal focal length f.
They will produce one image under two conditions.
Case I: When the source is at distance ‘2f’ from each mirror i.e. the source is at centre of curvature of the mirrors, the image will be produced at the same point S. So, d = 2f + 2f = 4f.
Case II: When the source S is at distance ‘f’ from each mirror, the rays from the source after reflecting from one mirror will become parallel and so these parallel rays after the reflection from the other mirror the object itself. So, only sine image is formed.
Here, d = f + f = 2f

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