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For a situation of a certain concave mirror creating an image of an object, when p=6cm, q=12cm. What is the value of p when q=-12cm?
Group of answer choices
-6cm.
-3cm.
3cm.
6cm.
15cm.
for concave mirror, focal length, f is positive
so,
1/f = 1/p + 1/q
1/f = 1/6 + 1/12
f = 4 cm
Now,
q = -12 cm
then
1/p = 1/f - 1/q
1/p = 1/4 + 1/12
p = 3 cm