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focal question help

Liamo_mu · 2012-10-03 18:12:33

how do i do this the question sasys the object is a very large distance from the concave mirror of focal length 40 find the distance from the image to the mirror. I dont understand as it dosnt give you 2 values to solve the problem or the magnification pls help fast :confused::confused:

03-10-2012 6:12pm

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how do i do this the question sasys the object is a very large distance from the concave mirror of focal length 40 find the distance from the image to the mirror. I dont understand as it dosnt give you 2 values to solve the problem or the magnification pls help fast

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#2 03-10-2012 6:29pm

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help

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#3 03-10-2012 9:25pm

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Liamo_mu wrote: »

how do i do this the question sasys the object is a very large distance from the concave mirror of focal length 40 find the distance from the image to the mirror. I dont understand as it dosnt give you 2 values to solve the problem or the magnification pls help fast

Step 1: Write down everything that you are given.
Step 2: Write down what you want.

Your turn...

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#4 03-10-2012 11:27pm

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Concave mirrors have a characteristic that if the image distance is much greater then the focal length, all the light will converge at the focal point.

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