NDA 2026 Physics question

An object is placed far beyond the centre of curvature of a concave mirror. The object then starts accelerating towards the mirror. Which one of the following is correct?

(A)The image will accelerate towards the centre of curvature.Correct
(B)The image will accelerate towards the focus.
(C)The image will accelerate towards the pole of the mirror.
(D)The image will move with a constant speed towards the focus.

Answer: (A)

Solution

For an object far beyond C, the real image lies close to the focus. As the object approaches C, the image moves away from the focus towards C (reaching C when the object is at

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