an object is 25 cm from a concave mirror whose focal length is 50 cm where will the image be located
how wil lthe solution be ?
1/u+1/v =1/f
1/50-1/25=-1/50
To find the location of the image formed by a concave mirror, we can use the mirror formula:
1/f = 1/v - 1/u
Where:
f is the focal length of the mirror
v is the distance of the image from the mirror
u is the distance of the object from the mirror
Given:
The focal length (f) = -50 cm (negative because it is a concave mirror)
The distance of the object (u) = 25 cm
Now let's solve for the distance of the image (v):
1/(-50) = 1/v - 1/25
To simplify the equation, we can multiply through by -50v:
v = -50v/(-50) - 50v/25
Simplifying further:
v = v + (-2v)
v = -v
Now we can see that the value of v is 0, which means the image is formed at infinity.
Therefore, the image will be located at infinity (i.e., it will be a real and inverted image).