Physics, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (5th Edition)

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ISBN: 9780134032610

Author: James S. Walker

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 27, Problem 10PCE

The actual light sensor size of a digital camera is 14.9 mm × 22.3 mm. You want to take a photo of your friend, who is 1.9 m tall. Your camera has a 55-mm-focal-length lens. How far from the camera should your friend stand in order to produce a 22-mm-tall image on the light sensor?

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