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Archimedes is said to have burned the whole Roman fleet in
Chapter 32, Problem 2Q(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 2Q
Archimedes is said to have burned the whole Roman fleet in the harbor of Syracuse, Italy, by focusing the rays of the Sun with a huge spherical mirror. Is this reasonable?
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QUESTION:
Problem 2Q
Archimedes is said to have burned the whole Roman fleet in the harbor of Syracuse, Italy, by focusing the rays of the Sun with a huge spherical mirror. Is this reasonable?
ANSWER:
Solution 2Q:
We have to explain whether Archimedes would had been able to burned the whole Roman fleet in the harbor of Syracuse, with the help of huge spherical mirror.
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Concept:
Spherical Mirror: It focuses the parallel ray of light at a single point on it focus.