Foundation
Physics Foundation
Reflection from spherical mirror
Question

An object placed at C of a concave mirror will produce an image :

at C.

at infinity

beyond C.

at F.

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Solution
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For a concave mirror, when an object is placed at the center of curvature (C), the image formation follows the mirror formula: 1f=1v+1u, where f is the focal length, u is the object distance, and v is the image distance. The center of curvature is at a distance of 2f from the mirror, so u = -2f (using the Cartesian sign convention). Substituting into the formula: 1f=1v+1-2f. Solving for v gives v = -2f. This means the image is formed at the same point as the object, at C. The image is real, inverted, and the same size as the object.

Final answer: at C.