
Equivalent power of combination is
Peff=2Plens+Pmirror ...(i)
∵Pmirror=0 for plane mirror and Plens=f1
Also combination behaves as a mirror. So. Peff=fmirror1
In equation (i)
−fmirror1=f2⇒fmirror=−2f
By mirror formula
fmirror1=u1+v1
Here u=−a,v=−3a,fmirror=−2f
⇒−f2=−a1+−a3=a−4
⇒f−2=a−4⇒a=2f