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The side-view mirrors of most cars are convex spherical mirrors (so that the driver can see a wider angle behind the car). Suppose that the side view mirror of your car has a radius of curvature of 18 m, and that another car is 10 m in front of the mirror (behind the car). Ignore any aberration. a) Using the mirror equation to calculate how far the other car appears to be from the mirror. b) Sketch a light ray diagram including the object, the mirror, the image, and the principal light rays. c) Is the image distance smaller or larger than the object distance? Is the image smaller or larger than the object? Answer with calculations.

The side-view mirrors of most cars are convex spherical mirrors (so that the driver can see a wider angle behind the car). Suppose that the side view mirror of your car has a radius of curvature of 18 m, and that another car is 10 m in front of the mirror (behind the car). Ignore any aberration. a) Using the mirror equation to calculate how far the other car appears to be from the mirror. b) Sketch a light ray diagram including the object, the mirror, the image, and the principal light rays. c) Is the image distance smaller or larger than the object distance? Is the image smaller or larger than the object? Answer with calculations.

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The side-view mirrors of most cars are convex spherical mirrors (so that the driver can see a wider angle behind the car). Suppose that the side view mirror of your car has a radius of curvature of 18 m, and that another car is 10 m in front of the mirror (behind the car). Ignore any aberration. a) Using the mirror equation to calculate how far the other car appears to be from the mirror. b) Sketch a light ray diagram including the object, the mirror, the image, and the principal light rays. c) Is the image distance smaller or larger than the object distance? Is the image smaller or larger than the object? Answer with calculations.
Transcribed Image Text:The side-view mirrors of most cars are convex spherical mirrors (so that the driver can see a wider angle behind the car). Suppose that the side view mirror of your car has a radius of curvature of 18 m, and that another car is 10 m in front of the mirror (behind the car). Ignore any aberration. a) Using the mirror equation to calculate how far the other car appears to be from the mirror. b) Sketch a light ray diagram including the object, the mirror, the image, and the principal light rays. c) Is the image distance smaller or larger than the object distance? Is the image smaller or larger than the object? Answer with calculations.
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