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 31SP
An object 7.0 cm high is placed 15 cm from a convex spherical mirror of radius 45 cm. Describe its image.
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Chapter 36 Solutions
Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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