An object is placed 45 cm from a convex spherical mirror with a focal length of 36 cm. Estimate where the image is located.=_______ cm Is it real or virtual? Is it upright or inverted? Is it magnified or reduced or same size?
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First, we need to find the image distance using the mirror equation: \(\frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{d_o} + \frac{1}{d_i}\) Show more…
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