Question by : A shaving/makeup mirror is designed to magnify your face by a factor of 1.33 when your face is placed 24.5 in?
A shaving/makeup mirror is designed to magnify your face by a factor of 1.33 when your face is placed 24.5 cm in front of it.
Part A. Is the mirror concave or convex?
Part B. Describe the type of image that it makes of your face. (Choose A, B, C, or D)
A. upright and virtual
B. inverted and real
C. upright and real
D. inverted and virtual
Part C. Calculate the required radius of curvature for the mirror.
Please help! : )
Best answer:
Answer by rex
A . The mirror is concave ( convex mirrors can only produce diminished images )
B. (A)
C. V ( image distance ) = 1.33 . 24.5 = 32.67 cm
1/f = 1/ 24.5 – 1/ 32.67 = 0.01
f = 98 cm
R = 196 cm (1.96 m )
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