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18 Nov 2021
Given information
It is given that the focal length of the mirror
cmThe object distance is cm
Equation 23-2 states the mirror formula
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Here the object distance is positive because it is located in front of the mirror, towards the left of the mirror. The focal length is given a negative sign signifies that the distance is measured towards the right side of the mirror, behind the mirror.
On substituting the values in the mirror formula gives
cm
So the image is formed towards the right of the mirror that is behind the mirror
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