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The driving mirror of a car has a radius of curvature of 1m. A vehicle behind the car is 4m from the mirror. Find the image distance behind the mirror?

A. 8/7
B. 4/9
C. 9/2
D. 4/7

Correct Answer:

Option B – 4/9

Explanation

A driving mirror is always a convex mirror which is always of negative focal length and always forms a virtual image

Thus if r = 1m = 100cm
f = 1/2 = -50
∴ if U = 4cm = 400cm
f = -50cm

∴1/u + 1/v = 1/f
1/400 + 1/v = -1/50
∴ -1/v = 1/400 + 1/50
-1/v = (1 + 8)/400 = 9/400
∴ v = -400/9
v = 4/9

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