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Chapter 34 Problem 5

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When a T. rex pursues a jeep in the movie Jurassic Park, we see a reflected image of the T. rex via a side-view mirror, on which is printed the (then darkly humorous) warning: "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear." Is the mirror flat, convex, or concave?

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Title Fundamentals of Physics Extended 9 
Author David Halliday
ISBN 9780470469088

When a T. rex pursues a jeep in the movie Jurassic Park,

Chapter 34 textbook questions

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