Practice - Mirror Formula and Magnification
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Practice Questions
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What is the mirror formula?
💡 Hint: It relates distances to the focal length.
Define magnification.
💡 Hint: Think about what purpose magnification serves in optics.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the mirror formula?
💡 Hint: Remember the equation you learned about mirrors.
Magnification can be defined as which of the following?
💡 Hint: Consider how we measure size differences.
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Challenge Problems
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An object is 15 cm in front of a converging mirror with a focal length of 5 cm. Calculate the image distance and the nature of the image.
💡 Hint: Pay attention to the signs when substituting!
A spherical mirror has a radius of curvature of 30 cm. If an object is placed at a distance of 10 cm, find the magnification and describe the image characteristics.
💡 Hint: Calculate the focal length first before determining the distances.
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