Q.

Two objects A and B are placed at 15 cm and 25 cm from the pole in front of a concave mirror having radius of curvature 40 cm. The distance between images formed by the mirror is:                   [2023]

1 40 cm  
2 60 cm  
3 160 cm  
4 100 cm  

Ans.

(3)

by mirror formula 1v+1u=1f

1v1+1-15=1-20

1v1=-120+115=-3+460    v1=60 cm

1v2+1-25=1-20

1v2=-120+125=-5+4100=-1100  

  v2=-100 cm

        d=60+100=160 cm