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A car’s side-view mirror is a convex spherical mirror. When a traffic sign is
20
cm
20\,\text{cm}
20
cm
in front of the mirror, its virtual image appears
8
cm
8\,\text{cm}
8
cm
behind the mirror. What is the mirror’s radius of curvature? a)
+
26.7
cm
+26.7\,\text{cm}
+
26.7
cm
b)
−
13.3
cm
-13.3\,\text{cm}
−
13.3
cm
c)
−
26.7
cm
-26.7\,\text{cm}
−
26.7
cm
d)
+
11.4
cm
+11.4\,\text{cm}
+
11.4
cm
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