an object 3cm high is placed 5cm away from the pole of a concave spherical mirror of radius of curvature 25cm. The position and orientaion and size of the image are (a)−8.33cm upright and 5cm (b)5cm upright and 8.33cm (c)8.33cm upright and 5cm i got V(image distance)=−8.33cm upright and size=5cm. i know that V=−8.33 means the image is formed at the 8.33cm mark behind the mirror. what i am confused about is wheather the answer is (a) or (c). pls help


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Question Number 133446 by aurpeyz last updated on 22/Feb/21

$a n o b j e c t 3 c m h i g h i s p l a c e d 5 c m a w a y$ $f r o m t h e p o l e o f a c o n c a v e s p h e r i c a l$ $m i r r o r o f r a d i u s o f c u r v a t u r e 25 c m .$ $T h e p o s i t i o n a n d o r i e n t a i o n a n d s i z e$ $o f t h e i m a g e a r e$ $(a) - 8.33 c m u p r i g h t a n d 5 c m$ $(b) 5 c m u p r i g h t a n d 8.33 c m$ $(c) 8.33 c m u p r i g h t a n d 5 c m$ $i g o t V (i m a g e d i s t a n c e) = - 8.33 c m$ $u p r i g h t a n d s i z e = 5 c m .$ $i k n o w t h a t V = - 8.33 m e a n s t h e$ $i m a g e i s f o r m e d a t t h e 8.33 c m m a r k$ $b e h i n d t h e m i r r o r .$ $w h a t i a m c o n f u s e d a b o u t i s w h e a t h e r$ $t h e a n s w e r i s (a) o r (c) .$ $p l s h e l p$
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