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Problem
A concave spherical mirror has a focal length of
12
cm
12\,\text{cm}
12
cm
. An object is placed
18
cm
18\,\text{cm}
18
cm
in front of the mirror on the principal axis. What is the image distance
s
i
s_i
s
i
? a)
s
i
=
−
6.0
cm
s_i = -6.0\,\text{cm}
s
i
=
−
6.0
cm
b)
s
i
=
+
36
cm
s_i = +36\,\text{cm}
s
i
=
+
36
cm
c)
s
i
=
−
36
cm
s_i = -36\,\text{cm}
s
i
=
−
36
cm
d)
s
i
=
+
7.2
cm
s_i = +7.2\,\text{cm}
s
i
=
+
7.2
cm
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