11th Edition

ISBN: 9780134159386

Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen

Publisher: PEARSON

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When a light ray (termed as the incident ray) hits a surface and bounces back (forms a reflected ray), the process of reflection of light has taken place.

Sign Convention for Mirrors

A mirror is made of glass that is coated with a metal amalgam on one side due to which the light ray incident on the surface undergoes reflection and not refraction.

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Chapter 21.5, Problem 13P

What is the height of an image in a truck mirror when the object is 1.20 m tall and is standing 7.60 m from the mirror and the image is formed 1.50 m from the mirror?

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