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Magnification of Mirrors

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If an object placed at the centre of curvature of a concave mirror moves towards the focus, then the magnitude of magnification .

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As the object moves from the centre of curvature (C) towards the focus (F), the height of the image increases. Thus the magnitude of magnification increases.

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