A concave mirror ( R = 56.0 cm) is used to project a transparent slide onto a wa

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A concave mirror (R = 56.0 cm) is used to project a transparent slide onto a wall. The slide is located at a distance of 33.0cm from the mirror, and a small flashlight shines light through the slide and onto the mirror. The setup is similar to that in the figure.

(a) How far from the wall should the mirror be located?
cm

(b) The height of the object on the slide is 1.00 cm. What is the height of the image?
cm
(c) How should the slide be oriented, so that the picture on the wall looks normal?

The slide should be upside down.The slide should be right side up.

A concave mirror (R = 56.0 cm) is used to project a transparent slide onto a wall. The slide is located at a distance of 33.0cm from the mirror, and a small flashlight shines light through the slide and onto the mirror. The setup is similar to that in the figure. (a) How far from the wall should the mirror be located? cm (b) The height of the object on the slide is 1.00 cm. What is the height of the image? cm (c) How should the slide be oriented, so that the picture on the wall looks normal? The slide should be upside down.The slide should be right side up.

Explanation / Answer

A quick ray-diagram sketch tells you what to expect .. an inverted, real and magnified image in front of the mirror
Using the equation 1/u + 1/v = 1/f .. [no sign changes as image is real, f =

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