Question

The magnification in a spherical mirror is:

• A. Negative of the ratio of image height to the object height
• B. Negative of the ratio of the image distance to the object distance
• C. The ratio of image distance to the object distance
• D. Negative of the ratio of the object distance to the image distance

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Negative of the ratio of the image distance to the object distance

As we have seen in the derivation, magnification for the curved mirror is the negative of the ratio of image distance to the object distance.