Use the formulas (1)/(f)=(1)/(so)+(1)/(si) and M=(hi)/(ho)=(-si)/(so) for Problems 1-8. Given so

step 1 Hi, in this given problem the object distance for the spherical mirror is given as 7 .35 centime

Use the formulas (1)/(f)=(1)/(so)+(1)/(si) and...

Use the formulas $\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{s_{o}}+\frac{1}{s_{i}}$ and $M=\frac{h_{i}}{h_{o}}=\frac{-s_{i}}{s_{o}}$ for Problems 1-8.
Given $s_{o}=7.35 \mathrm{~cm}$ and $s_{i}=17.0 \mathrm{~cm},$ find $f$

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