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An equiconvex lens made of glass of refractive index has both surfaces of radius . One of its faces is silvered, and a small object is placed on the axis in front of the unsilvered face. The final image is formed
- A. in front of the lens (real)
- B. in front of the lens (real)
- C. in front of the lens (real)
- D. at infinity
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Answer: (A) in front of the lens (real)
The focal length of the lens is , so . The silvered face is a concave mirror of focal length . First refraction: gives , a virtual image in front, which acts as a real object for the mirror at a distance equal to the mirror's focal length , so the reflected rays are parallel. They refract again through the lens and converge at its focal point, in front of the lens. Equivalent single mirror: , ; object at gives , matching.
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