A thin cylindrical rod of length 10 cm is placed horizontally on the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm. Its midpoint is 40 cm from the pole. The length of the image formed is x/3 cm. The value of x i $s ______.$

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G1 Physics · Accepted Answer

The rod ends are at object distances 45 cm and 35 cm. Using mirror formula with f=-20 cm gives image distances v(A)=-36 cm and v(B)=-140/3 cm. Image length = |v(A)-v(B)| = 32/3 cm. Hence x=32.

A thin cylindrical rod of length 10 cm is placed horizontally on the principal axis of a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm. Its midpoint is 40 cm from the pole. The length of the image formed is x/3 cm. The value of x i s ______.