Answer to Question #2856 in Optics for kirsten

Question #2856
An object is 30 cm from a concave mirror of 15 cm focal length. The object is 1.8 cm high. Find the location of the image and its height.
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Expert's answer
2011-05-18T09:30:21-0400
The formula of concave mirror is
1/f = 1/d0 + 1/d1
-1/15 = -1/30 + 1/d1
d1 = -15
Thus the image would be at the same distance as the object, so the height is the same but the image is inverted.

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