Physics
Grade-10
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Question

The height of a real and inverted image of an object of size 4 cm is 20 cm. The ratio of the image distance and the object distance is _____.

  1. 5
  2. -5
  3. 1/5
  4. -1/5

hintHint:

-5

The correct answer is: -5


    m=image size/object size
    m=20/4=5
    For a real and inverted image, the magnification of the mirror is negative.

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