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(i) An object is placed at a position p > f from a concave mirror as shown in Figure CQ9.10a, where f is the focal length of the mirror. In such a situation, an image is formed at a distance q from the mirror, as we discuss in Chapter 26. The distances are related by the mirror equation:
In a finite time interval, the object is moved to the right to a position at the focal point F of the mirror. Show that the image of the object moves at a speed greater than the
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