Question

An object is located 25.0 cm from a convex mirror. The image distance is -50.0 cm. What is the magnification?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\boxed{\sf Magnification \ (m) = 2}$

Given:

Object distance (u) = 25.0 cm

Image distance (v) = -50.0 cm

To Find:

Magnification (m)

Explanation:

$\boxed{\bold{\sf Magnification \: (m) = - \frac{Image \: distance \: (v)}{Object \: distance \: (u)}}}$

Substituting values of Image distance(v) & Object distance (u) in the equation:

$\sf \implies m = - \frac{( - 50)}{25}$

-(-50) = 50:

$\sf \implies m = \frac{50}{25}$

$\sf \implies m = \frac{2 \times \cancel{25}}{ \cancel{25}}$

$\sf \implies m = 2$