Light numerical based on mirror
Q.1. Find the focal length of a convex mirror of radius of curvature 1 m.
Q.2. Focal length of a convex mirror is 50 cm. What is its radius of
curvature?
Q.3. Radius of curvature of a concave mirror is 25 cm. What is its focal
length?
Q.4. A concave mirror produces 10 cm long image of an object of height
of 2 cm. What is the magnification produced?
Q.5. An object 1 cm high is held near a concave mirror of magnification
10. How tall will be the image?
Q.6. An object 4 cm in size is placed at a distance of 25 cm from a
concave mirror of focal length 15 cm. Find the position, nature and height
of the image.
Q.7. A converging mirror forms a real image of height 4 cm, of an object
of height 1 cm placed 20 cm away from the mirror. Calculate the image
distance. What is the focal length of the mirror?
Q.8. A 4.5 cm needle is placed 12 cm away from a convex mirror of focal
length 15 cm. Give the location of the image and the magnification.
Describe what happens as the needle is moved farther from the mirror.
Q.9. An arrow 2.5 cm high is placed at a distance of 25 cm from a
diverging mirror of focal length 20 cm., Find the nature, position and size
of the image formed.
Q.10. The image formed by a convex mirror of focal length 20cm is a
quarter of the object. What is the distance of the object from the mirror?
Q.11. Find the size, nature and position of image formed by a concave
mirror, when an object of size 1cm is placed at a distance of 15cm. Given
focal length of mirror is 10cm.
Q.12. An object 2cm high is placed at a distance of 16cm from a concave
mirror, which produces 3cm high inverted image. What is the focal length
of the mirror? Also, find the position of the image.
Q.13. An erect image 3 times the size of the object is obtained with a
concave mirror of radius of curvature 36cm. What is the position of the
object?
Q.14. A 2.5cm candle is placed 12 cm away from a convex mirror of focal
length 30cm. Give the location of the image and the magnification.
Q.15. An object is placed in front of a concave mirror of focal length
20cm. The image formed is 3 times the size of the object. Calculate two
possible distances of the object from the mirror.
Q.16. The image formed by a convex mirror is virtual, erect and smaller in
size. Illustrate with figure.
Q.17. A concave mirror produces a real image 10mm tall, of an object
2.5mm tall placed at 5cm from the mirror. Calculate focal length of the
mirror and the position of the image.
Q.18. An object is placed at a large distance in front of a convex mirror of
radius of curvature 40cm. How far is the image behind the mirror?
Q.19. An object is placed 15cm from a convex mirror of radius of
curvature 90cm. Calculate position of the image and its magnification.
Q.20. The image formed by a convex mirror of focal length 30cm is a
quarter of the object. What is the distance of the object from the mirror?
Q.21. When an object is placed at a distance of 60cm from a convex
mirror, the magnification produced is 1/2. Where should the object be
place to get a magnification of 1/3?
Q.22. An object is placed 18cm front of a mirror. If the image is formed at
4cm to the right of the mirror. Calculate its focal length. Is the mirror
convex or concave? What is the nature of the image? What is the radius of
curvature of the mirror?
Q.23. A convex mirror used for rear view on an automobile has a radius of
curvature of 3m. If a bus is located at 5m from this mirror, find the
position, nature and magnification of the image.
Q.24. An object 3cm high is held at a distance of 50cm from a diverging
mirror of focal length 25cm. Find the nature, position and size of the
image formed.
Q.25. An converging mirror of focal length 20cm forms an image which is
two times the size of the object. Calculate two possible distances of the
object from the mirror.
Q.26. The linear magnification of a convex mirror of focal length 15cm is
1/3. What is the distance of the object from the focus of the mirror?
Q.27. The focal length of a convex mirror is 12.5 cm. How far is its centre
of curvature (i) from the pole (ii) from the focus.
Q.28. Find the focal length of a concave mirror that produces four times
larger real image of an object held at 5cm from the mirror.
Q.29. An object is held at 30cm in front of a convex mirror of focal length
15cm. At what distance from the convex mirror should a plane mirror be
held so that images in the two images coincide with each other?
Q.30. Draw any three ray diagrams to show how the size and nature of
image of an object change when it move from centre of curvature of
concave mirror towards the pole of the mirror.
