Practice Mirror Formula And Magnification (9.2.4) - Light

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Question 1.
What is the mirror formula?
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It relates distances to the focal length.
Question 2.
Define magnification.
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Think about what purpose magnification serves in optics.
3Question 3.
What is the mirror formula?
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Remember the equation you learned about mirrors.
4Question 4.
Magnification can be defined as which of the following?
- Height of image to height of object
- Object distance to image distance
- Focal length to image distance
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Consider how we measure size differences.
Question 5.
An object is 15 cm in front of a converging mirror with a focal length of 5 cm. Calculate the image distance and the nature of the image.
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Pay attention to the signs when substituting!
Question 6.
A spherical mirror has a radius of curvature of 30 cm. If an object is placed at a distance of 10 cm, find the magnification and describe the image characteristics.
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Calculate the focal length first before determining the distances.

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