rom a large concave mirror of a distant skyscraper of height hs= 106 m is inverted and the magnitude of the height is |hiI = 1.46 m tall. The image is located di = 178 cm in front of the mirror. A)Write an expression for the distance between the mirror and the skyscraper, ds. B) What is the distance between the mirror and
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A student notices that the image produced from a large concave mirror of a distant skyscraper of height hs= 106 m is inverted and the magnitude of the height is |hiI = 1.46 m tall. The image is located di = 178 cm in front of the mirror.
A)Write an expression for the distance between the mirror and the skyscraper, ds.
B) What is the distance between the mirror and the skyscraper in meters?
C) What is the focal length of the mirror, f, in centimeters?
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