DPP-01-Plane Mirror and Spherical Mirror

Illustrations
1. The image formed by a convex mirror of focal length 30 cm is a quarter of the size of the object. The distance of the
object from the mirror is
(A) 30 cm (B) 90 cm (C) 120 cm (D) 60 cm
Ans (B)
f  1 (+30)
m=  +  =  u = −90 cm
(f − u)  4  ( +30) − u
2. An object is placed 40 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm. The image formed is
(A) real, inverted and same in size (B) real, inverted and smaller
(C) virtual, erect and larger (D) virtual, erect and smaller
Ans (A)
Real, inverted and same in size because object is at the centre of curvature of the mirror.
3. Radius of curvature of concave mirror is 40 cm and the size of the image is twice as that of object, then the object
distance is
(A) 60 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 30 cm
Ans (D)
R
f = = 20 cm, m = 2 for real image; m = − 2,
2
f − 20
By using m = , −2=  u = −30 cm
f −u − 20 − u
 For virtual image; m =  2
− 20
So, + 2 =  u = −10 cm
− 20 − u
4. A convex mirror has a focal length f. A real object is placed at a distance f in front of it from the pole produces an
image at an
f
(A) infinity (B) f (C) (D) 2f
2
Ans (C)
Here focal length f and u = − f
1 1 1 1 1 1 f
On putting these values in = +  = − +  v =
f u v f f v 2
5. A concave mirror gives an image three times as large as the object placed at a distance of 20 cm from it. For the
image to be real, the focal length should be
(A) 10 cm (B) −15 cm (C) 20 cm (D) 30 cm
Ans (B)
f f
m=  −3 =  f = −15 cm
f −u f − (−20)
 4
6. A concave mirror of focal length f (in air) is immersed in water   =  . The focal length of the mirror in water will
 3
be
4 3 7
(A) f (B f (C) f (D) f
3 4 3
Ans (A)
Focal length of the mirror remains unchanged.
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7. A convex mirror or focal length ‘f’ forms an image which is times the object. The distance of the object from the
n
mirror is
 n −1   n +1
(A) (n – 1) f (B)  f (C)  f (D) (n + 1) f
 n   n 
Ans (A)
 1 u
m = − =  = −
u n n
1 1 1
from mirror formula: = +  u = – (n – 1) f
f  u u
− 
 n
8. The minimum size of a plane mirror, required to see the full image of an observer is half the size of the size of that
observer is
H H
(A) H (B) (C) (D) 2H
2 3
Ans (B)
See the following figure. It is explanatory if you consider lengths ‘x’ and ‘y’ as shows in figure

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E M1, M2 and E H ‘F’ are similar
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M1M2 z H'F' HF
 = or M1M2 = =
H'F' 2z 2 2
9. An object moves with 5 m / s towards right while the mirror moves 1 m / s towards the left as shown. Find velocity
of image.
(A) 5 ms−1 (B) −7 ms−1 (C) 8 ms−1 (D) 10 ms−1
Ans (B)
Take → as + direction. vi − vm = vm − v0
vi − (−1 = (−1) − 5
 vi = − 7 m/s and direction towards left.
10. There is a point object and a plane mirror. If the mirror. If the mirror is moved by 10 cm away from the object find
the distance which the image will move.
(A) 20 cm (B) 10 cm (C) 5 cm (D) 30 cm
Ans (A)
We know that x im = − x om ort x i − x m = x m − x o
or x i − x m = x m − x o .
In this Q. x o = 0; x m = 10cm
Therefore x i = 2x m − x o = 20cm