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Mirror Equation

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Mirror Equation

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Mirror equation example problems | Geometric optics | Physics | Khan Academy

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Spherical Mirrors & The Mirror Equation - Geometric Optics

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A 4 cm tall object is placed in 15 cm front of a concave mirror with a focal length of 5 cm. Where is the image produced? Is this image real or virtual? Is it upright or inverted? What is the height of the image?

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You want to produce a mirror that can produce an upright image that would be twice as tall as the object when placed 5 cm in front of it. What shape should this mirror be? What radius of curvature should the mirror have?

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20 cm

in front of a converging lens with a focal length of

30 cm

. Use ray tracing to determine the location of the image. Is the image upright or inverted?

Multiple Choice

A 4 cm tall object is placed 15 cm in front of a concave mirror with a focal length of 5 cm. Where is the image produced? Is this image real or virtual? Is it upright or inverted? What is the height of the image?

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Multiple Choice

You want to produce a mirror that can produce an upright image that would be twice as tall as the object when placed 5 cm in front of it. What shape should this mirror be? What radius of curvature should the mirror have?

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Textbook Question

A concave mirror has a radius of curvature of 34.0 cm. (b) If the mirror is immersed in water (refractive index 1.33), what is its focal length?

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Textbook Question

The thin glass shell shown in Fig. E34.15 has a spherical shape with a radius of curvature of 12.0 cm, and both of its surfaces can act as mirrors. A seed 3.30 mm high is placed 15.0 cm from the center of the mirror along the optic axis, as shown in the figure.

(a) Calculate the location and height of the

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Textbook Question

Dental Mirror. A dentist uses a curved mirror to view teeth on the upper side of the mouth. Suppose she wants an erect with a magnification of 2.00 when the mirror is 1.25 cm from a tooth. (Treat this problem as though the object and lie along a straight line.) (b) What must be the focal length and radius of curvature of this mirror?

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Textbook Question

A spherical, concave shaving mirror has a radius of curvature of 32.0 cm. (b) Where is the ? Is the real or virtual?

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Textbook Question

You hold a spherical salad bowl 60 cm in front of your face with the bottom of the bowl facing you. The bowl is made of polished metal with a 35-cm radius of curvature. (a) Where is the of your 5.0-cm-tall nose located?

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Textbook Question

An object is 18.0 cm from the center of a spherical silvered-glass Christmas tree ornament 6.00 cm in diameter. What are the position and magnification of its ?

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An object 0.600 cm tall is placed 16.5 cm to the left of the vertex of a concave spherical mirror having a radius of curvature of 22.0 cm. (b) Determine the position, size, orientation, and nature (real or virtual) of the

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