Use the pencil and mirror in the diagram below to answer these questions. It wou

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Use the pencil and mirror in the diagram below to answer these questions. It would be a good idea to print or display the image as large as you can in order to mimimise your uncertainties.

This mirror produces a AnswerRealVirtual image of the pencil.

This is a AnswerConcavePlaneConvex mirror.

Magnification (m) can be calculated using:

The magnification is negative if the image is upside down and positive if the image is the right way up. Calculate the magnification of the mirror above:

m = Answer

Explanation / Answer

The pencil is placed infront of a concave mirror between C and F hence the image will be formed between C and infinity. It is a real,inverted and magnified image.

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