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An object is placed in front of a concave mirror and it produces a real image of magnification 1.5. If the object distance is decreased by 5 cm, the magnification of the real image is increased to 4. Find the focal length of the concave mirror.

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To solve the problem step by step, we will use the mirror formula and the magnification formula for concave mirrors. ### Step 1: Understand the given information - The magnification (m) for the first case is -1.5 (real image). - The object distance (u) is decreased by 5 cm in the second case, and the new magnification (m') is -4. ### Step 2: Write the magnification formulas For a concave mirror, the magnification is given by: ...
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