An infinitely long rod lies along the axis of a concave mirror of foca...
An infinitely long rod lies along the axis of a concave mirror of foca...
From the mirror. Determine the position and nature of the image formed by the mirror.
To determine the position and nature of the image formed by the mirror, we can use the mirror formula:
1/f = 1/v - 1/u
where f is the focal length of the mirror, v is the image distance, and u is the object distance.
In this case, the object distance u is given as the distance between the near end of the rod and the mirror.
Since the rod is infinitely long, we can assume that the entire length of the rod is at the same distance u from the mirror.
Therefore, the object distance u remains the same for the entire length of the rod.
Now, let's consider a small section of the rod at a distance x from the near end.
The image formed by this section of the rod will be at a distance v(x) from the mirror.
Since the rod is infinitely long, we can assume that the section at distance x is at the same distance v(x) from the mirror.
Therefore, the image distance v(x) also remains the same for the entire length of the rod.
Now, substituting the values of u and v(x) into the mirror formula, we get:
1/f = 1/v(x) - 1/u
Since u and v(x) are the same for the entire length of the rod, we can simplify the equation as:
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