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A spherical mirror is to be used to form an image, four times as tall as an object, on a screen positioned 5.8 m from the mirror. (a) Describe the type of mirror required. The mirror is a concave Correct: Your answer is correct. mirror and it has a focal length of Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. m. (b) Where should the mirror be positioned relative to the object? The object should be m in front of the mirror.

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A . The mirror is concave ( convex mirrors can only produce diminished images ) B. (A) C. V ( image distance ) = 1.33 . 24.5 = 32.67 cm 1/f = 1/ 24.5 – 1/ 32.67 = 0.01 f = 98 cm R = 196 cm (1.96 m ) Source(s): Old teacher

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