Question

predict and write the reason, why the value of the distance of the object (u) is always negative in the mirror

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Answer 1

Question:

predict and write the reason, why the value of the distance of the object (u) is always negative in the mirror

Answer:

• Direction of the incident rays is taken as positive (+ve)
• Object distance is measured from the pile to the object in the opposite direction of the incident rays.

Answer 2

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The value of distance of object isnegative in mirror equation. This is because of the sign convention. as per the sign convention the value of imagealways be negative .