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A convex mirror in a department store produces an upright image 0.25 times the size of a person who is standing 200 cm from the mirror. What is the focal length of the mirror?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter18: Refraction And Lenses

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 64A

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