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A concave mirror of10cmradius is to be in a solar cooker. How far must be the cooker to be placed from the optical centre of the mirror to receive maximum solar energy?

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To get maximum Energy the object should be placed at the Focus of the mirror.
F=R/2
F=5cm

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