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An objects is placed 4cm in front of a concave mirror. Thevirtual image is 2cm f

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Question

An objects is placed 4cm in front of a concave mirror. Thevirtual image is 2cm further from the mirror when the mirror isconcave than when it is planar. Find the focal length of theconcave mirror. I used the 1/f = 1/o + 1/i = 1/4cm + 1/2cm but that waswrong ans choices -8cm +8cm + 24/5 +12 quest 2 Two identical polaroid sheets are oriented at an angleby angle theta with respect to their transmission axes. The valueof theta that permits only 12.5% of initially unpolarized lighhtthrough both sheets is ans choices 30 60 25 76 45 An objects is placed 4cm in front of a concave mirror. Thevirtual image is 2cm further from the mirror when the mirror isconcave than when it is planar. Find the focal length of theconcave mirror. I used the 1/f = 1/o + 1/i = 1/4cm + 1/2cm but that waswrong ans choices -8cm +8cm + 24/5 +12 quest 2 Two identical polaroid sheets are oriented at an angleby angle theta with respect to their transmission axes. The valueof theta that permits only 12.5% of initially unpolarized lighhtthrough both sheets is ans choices 30 60 25 76 45

Explanation / Answer

Distance of the object u = -4 cm

Distance of the image when the mirror is planer is v= 4cm

Distance of the image when the mirror is concave is v ‘ = 4 cm +2 cm = 6 cm

From the relation ( 1/ u ) + ( 1/ v ‘ ) = ( 1/ f)

        ( 1/ 4) + ( 1/ -6 ) =( 1/ f)

         0.08333 = ( 1/f)

From this focal length f= 12 cm

(b). Intensity of the light after 1 st sheet I = Io/2