a-0-5-mm-tall-ant-is-situated-along-the-principal-axis-of-a-thin-spherical-shell

Question

A 0.5-mm-tall ant is situated along the principal axis of a thin, spherical shell of quartz coated with aluminum. The ant is 7.0 cm away from the mirror vertex, as shown in the image. The shell has a radius of 8.0 cm. i) Locate and ii) calculate the height of the ant's image.

Accepted Answer

i) 9.3 cm to the left of the vertex  ii) 0.67 mm

Answer

i) 2.5 cm to the right of the vertex  ii) 0.18 mm

Answer

i) 2.5 cm to the right of the vertex  ii) 0.26 mm

Answer

i) 9.3 cm to the left of the vertex  ii) 4.0 mm