Chapter 9

NCERT
Class 10
Science
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10. An object 5 cm long is placed at a distance of 25 cm from a converging lens of focal length 10 cm. Find the position, size and nature of the image formed along with the ray diagram.
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Question:

An object 5 cm long is placed at a distance of 25 cm from a converging lens of focal length 10 cm. Find the position, size and nature of the image formed along with the ray diagram.

Answer:

Here,

h = 5cm = Height of image, h′ = Height of image = ?, u = – 25 cm, f = + 25 cm, v = ?

Using Lens formula :

1/v - 1/u = 1/f

1/v = 1/f + 1/u

1/v = 1/10 + 1/(-25)

1/v = 1/10 - 1/25

1/v = 5-2/50

1/v = 3/50

v = 50/3

∴ v = 16.6 cm

v = positive. This implies that the image formed at a distance of 16.6 cm behind the mirror is real and inverted.

Power of lens

m = h'/h = v/u

h' = v/u x h

h' = 50/3 x 1/(-25) x 5

h' = -3.33

h′ = negative. Thus, the image formed is inverted.

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