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    An object thats is 10 cm tall produces an image that is 5 cm tall is seens in a convex

    mirror...(PLZ HELP)? An object thats is 10 cm tall produces an image that is 5 cm tall is seens in a convex mirror...IT APPEARS to be 15cm from the mirror. What is the focal length of the mirror?

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    Since we have the object height, the image height, and the image distance, we can solve for the object distance:

    (hi / ho) = (-di / do)
    (5 / 10) = (-(-15) / do)
    (1 / 2) = (15 / do)
    do = 2(15)
    do = 30cm

    Now that we have the object distance, we can solve for the focal point:

    (1 / f) = (1 / do) + (1 / di)
    (1 / f) = (1 / 30) + (1 / -15)
    (1 / f) = (1 / 30) + (2 / -30)
    (1 / f) = -1 / 30
    -f = 30
    f = -30cm

    The focal point is 30cm behind the convex mirror.

    Hope this helped :-]

 

 

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