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JEE Main 2018 · Physics · Ray and Wave Optics · hard

An equiconvex lens made of glass of refractive index 1.5 has both surfaces of radius 30 cm. One of its faces is silvered, and a small object is…

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An equiconvex lens made of glass of refractive index 1.51.5 has both surfaces of radius 30 cm30\ \mathrm{cm}. One of its faces is silvered, and a small object is placed on the axis 10 cm10\ \mathrm{cm} in front of the unsilvered face. The final image is formed
  1. A. 30 cm30\ \mathrm{cm} in front of the lens (real)
  2. B. 15 cm15\ \mathrm{cm} in front of the lens (real)
  3. C. 7.5 cm7.5\ \mathrm{cm} in front of the lens (real)
  4. D. at infinity
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Answer: (A) 30 cm30\ \mathrm{cm} in front of the lens (real)

The focal length of the lens is 1f=(1.5−1)(130+130)\dfrac1f=(1.5-1)\left(\dfrac1{30}+\dfrac1{30}\right), so f=30 cmf=30\ \mathrm{cm}. The silvered face is a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm15\ \mathrm{cm}. First refraction: 1v=130−110\dfrac1v=\dfrac1{30}-\dfrac1{10} gives v=−15 cmv=-15\ \mathrm{cm}, a virtual image 15 cm15\ \mathrm{cm} in front, which acts as a real object for the mirror at a distance equal to the mirror's focal length 15 cm15\ \mathrm{cm}, so the reflected rays are parallel. They refract again through the lens and converge at its focal point, 30 cm30\ \mathrm{cm} in front of the lens. Equivalent single mirror: 1F=230+115\dfrac1F=\dfrac2{30}+\dfrac1{15}, F=7.5 cmF=7.5\ \mathrm{cm}; object at 10 cm10\ \mathrm{cm} gives v=30 cmv=30\ \mathrm{cm}, matching.
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