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Homework Statement
The image formed by a convex mirror is only one third the size of the object. Focal length=12cm. Find distance of image from the mirror.
Please provide me with the equation of this problem. Please!
weatherhead said:have you been taught "the lens equation" ? You can work out this problem using that. Or, draw a ray diagram
To find the distance of an image from a mirror, you need to use the mirror equation, which is 1/f = 1/do + 1/di. Here, f represents the focal length of the mirror, do is the object distance, and di is the image distance.
Object distance refers to the distance between the object and the mirror, while image distance refers to the distance between the mirror and the image formed by the mirror. Both are measured along the principal axis of the mirror.
Yes, the distance of an image from the mirror can be negative. A negative image distance indicates that the image is located behind the mirror, which means it is a virtual image.
The distance of the image from the mirror will decrease if the object is moved closer to the mirror. This is because the object distance do decreases, which results in a decrease in the image distance di according to the mirror equation.
No, the distance of an image from a mirror cannot be larger than the object distance. According to the mirror equation, the image distance di cannot be greater than the object distance do. If the distance of the image appears to be larger than the object distance, it could be due to the presence of a second mirror or lens that is magnifying the image.