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(a) Find the two locations where an object can be placed
Chapter 26, Problem 105GP(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 105GP
(a) Find the two locations where an object can be placed in front of a concave mirror witlva radius of curvature of 39 cm such that its image is twice its size. (b) In each of these cases, state whether the image is real or virtual upright or inverted.
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QUESTION:
Problem 105GP
(a) Find the two locations where an object can be placed in front of a concave mirror witlva radius of curvature of 39 cm such that its image is twice its size. (b) In each of these cases, state whether the image is real or virtual upright or inverted.
ANSWER:
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(a)
In order to get the image with double size, we need to find the two positions at which an object can be placed in front of the concave mirror with radius of curvature .
Focal length of the mirror is given by,
Substituting