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A spherical mirror produces an image of magnification -1 on a screen placed at a distance of 50 cm from the mirror. What is the focal length of the mirror?

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An object is placed at a distance of 15 cm in front of a Concave Mirror. If an image of its is formed at 30 cm from the mirror, find the focal length of the mirror.

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Observe the following diagram and answer the question given below

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Explain why a ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror gets reflected back along the same path.

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A concave mirror produces 3 times enlarged image of an object placed 10 cm in front of it. Calculate its radius of curvature.

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Draw a Ray diagram to show the formation of an image when the object is placed between the pole and the focus of a Concave Mirror.

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Draw a neat ray diagram of an image formed by a concave mirror when the object in placed between focus and centre of curvature.
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An object of 10 cm height is placed at a distance of 36 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 40 cm. Find the position, nature and height of the image.
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Name the mirror that can always give a virtual, erect and diminished image of an object.
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