An object is placed 71 cm in front of a convex mirror of focal length 5.98 cm. Find the magnification of the mirror. HINT: Beware of signs!

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An object is placed 71 cm in front of a *convex mirror* of focal length 5.98 cm. Find the magnification of the mirror.

**HINT:** Beware of signs!
Transcribed Image Text:**Problem Statement:** An object is placed 71 cm in front of a *convex mirror* of focal length 5.98 cm. Find the magnification of the mirror. **HINT:** Beware of signs!
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Using sign convention,

The object distance (u) = -71 cm

The focal length (f) = +5.98 cm

the mirror formula is given as,

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Here, v denotes the image distance.

Substituting the values,

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