Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
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Chapter 26, Problem 5CQ
Suppose you would like to start a fire by focusing sunlight onto a piece of paper In Conceptual Example 26-4 we saw that a concave mirror would be better than a convex mirror for this purpose. At what distance from the mirror should the paper be held for best results?
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Physics (5th Edition)
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