Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 36, Problem 22SP
A convex spherical mirror has a radius of curvature of magnitude 200 cm. (a) What is the value of R? (b) What is the value of the mirror’s focal length? [Hint: Study Eq. (36.1) and the sign convention.]
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