Most side mirrors on cars have the warning "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear." This is because the mirror is not a plane mirror (it is not completely flat). It is a convex mirror. You reason that your particular mirror has a focal length of f = -12 m. The image of a cyclist in the mirror appears to be a distance of 3.1 m away from the mirror. (a) Do convex mirrors form real images or virtual images? virtual ✓ ✓ (b) How far away from the mirror is the cyclist? (find the object distance). Think about the sign of the image distance (is it real or virtual?).

Most side mirrors on cars have the warning "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear." This is because the mirror is not a plane mirror (it is not completely flat). It is a convex mirror. You reason that your particular mirror has a focal length of f = -12 m. The image of a cyclist in the mirror appears to be a distance of 3.1 m away from the mirror. (a) Do convex mirrors form real images or virtual images? virtual ✓ ✓ (b) How far away from the mirror is the cyclist? (find the object distance). Think about the sign of the image distance (is it real or virtual?).

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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