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    A short linear object of length \[l\] lies along the axis of a concave mirror of focal length f at a distance \[u\] from the pole of the mirror. The size of the image is approximately equal to     [IIT-JEE 1988; BHU 2003; CPMT 2004]

    A)            \[l{{\left( \frac{u-f}{f} \right)}^{1/2}}\]                        

    B)            \[l{{\left( \frac{u-f}{f} \right)}^{2}}\]

    C)            \[l{{\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)}^{1/2}}\]                        

    D)            \[l{{\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                       From mirror formula  \[\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{v}+\frac{1}{u}\]                 .....(i)                    Differentiating equation (i), we obtain                    \[0=-\frac{1}{{{v}^{2}}}dv-\frac{1}{{{u}^{2}}}du\] \[\Rightarrow dv=-{{\left( \frac{v}{u} \right)}^{2}}du\]       .....(ii)                    Also from equation (i) \[\frac{v}{u}=\frac{f}{u-f}\]                .....(iii)                    From equation (ii) and (iii) we get \[dv=-{{\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)}^{2}}.\ l\]            Therefore size of image is \[{{\left( \frac{f}{u-f} \right)}^{2}}l.\]


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