A concave mirror produces $3$ times magnified image of an object placed at $10$ cm from it. Where is the image located?

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Magnification $(m) = \frac{- v}{u} = \frac{h_{i}}{h_{o}}$
$h_{i} = 3 h_{o}$
$\frac{- v}{u} = \frac{{3 h}_{o}}{h_{o}}$ \\ $\frac{- v}{u} = 3$
$- v = 3 u$
$v = - 3 \times (- 10) = 30 c m$

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A concave mirror produces 3 times magnified image of an object placed at 10cm from it. Where is the image located?

Magnification (m)=−vu=hiho hi=3ho −vu=3hoho\\ −vu=3 −v=3u v=−3×(−10)=30cm

A concave mirror produces $3$ times magnified image of an object placed at $10$ cm from it. Where is the image located?

Magnification $(m) = \frac{- v}{u} = \frac{h_{i}}{h_{o}}$
$h_{i} = 3 h_{o}$
$\frac{- v}{u} = \frac{{3 h}_{o}}{h_{o}}$ \\ $\frac{- v}{u} = 3$
$- v = 3 u$
$v = - 3 \times (- 10) = 30 c m$