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An object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a thin Plano-convex lens of focal length 15 cm. The plane surface of the lens is silvered as shown in Fig. The image is formed at a distance of

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12 cm to the left of the lens
The effective focal length of the silvered lens is given by
which gives
The silvered lens behaves like a concave mirror. Using the spherical mirror formula we have
Which gives The negative sing indicates that the image is formed to the left of the lens.
which gives
The silvered lens behaves like a concave mirror. Using the spherical mirror formula we have
Which gives The negative sing indicates that the image is formed to the left of the lens.
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