A 10-cm tall object is positioned 20 cm from a spherical convex mirror with a radius of curvature of 20 cm. 1) Calculate the image distance and height. 2) Calculate the image distance and height when the same object is positioned 50 cm from the mirror.

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A 10-cm tall object is positioned 20 cm from  a spherical convex mirror with a radius of curvature of 20 cm.

1) Calculate the image distance and height.

2) Calculate the image distance and height when the same object is positioned 50 cm from the mirror.

 

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