Spherical mirror;find focal length from given data?

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Homework Statement



When an object is at distance u1 and u2 from pole of concave mirror, images of same size are formed. Find the focal length of the mirror.

Homework Equations



1/v+1/u=1/f

The Attempt at a Solution



Can u please ray diagram for this question. I think their is only one point from which image of size of object form(that's 2f). But it is giving two points. So how to do it..
 
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vela said:
I think you're misreading the question. It's not saying the image is the same size as the object. It's saying the image formed when the object is at u1 is the same size as the image formed when the object is at u2.

OK!
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but is it possible that two points have same size of image(for a fixed object). I think it will decrease as we take object from pole of the lens to infinity...

please tell me how to proceed..