Question: A point object is kept between a plane mirror and a concave mirror facing each other.

The
distance between the mirrors is 22.5cm.Plane mirror is placed perpendicular to the
principal axis of the concave mirror.The radius of curvature of the concave mirror is
20cm.What should be the distance of the object from the concave mirror so that after two
successive reflections the final image is formed on the object itself.

Answer:

1 1
1

v1 x 10

v1

10 x
10 x

First image will form at I1

v1
This

will come in negative so adding the negative sign makes the image distance refer

only to magnitude

10 x
22.5 22.5 x
10 x
10 x = (x 45) (10 x)
0 = 450 x2 + 45 x

x2 45u + 450 = 0
Solving

45 452 4 450
2

45 15
2
= 30 cm and 15 cm

Correct answer is 15 cm as 30 cm is beyond plane mirror.