A 12 cm tall bbject is placed 15 cm away from a convex miror of radius of curvature r=60 cm. How tall is the resulting image? Select one: t of Oa. -18 cm b. 18 cm O c. -8 cm O d. 8 cm

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A 12 cm tall bbject is placed 15 cm away from a convex miror of radius of curvature r=60 cm. How tall is the resulting image?
Select one:
t of
Oa. -18 cm
b. 18 cm
O c. -8 cm
O d. 8 cm
Transcribed Image Text:A 12 cm tall bbject is placed 15 cm away from a convex miror of radius of curvature r=60 cm. How tall is the resulting image? Select one: t of Oa. -18 cm b. 18 cm O c. -8 cm O d. 8 cm
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Here, u is the object’s distance (standard convention is followed), h0 is the object’s height and R is the radius of curvature.

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Write the relation between curvature radius (R) and focal length (f) and plug the knowns to determine the focal length (f).

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