How Do Convex Mirrors Affect Image Location and Size?

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Homework Statement


A woman of height 1.7 meters stands directly in front of a convex mirror 2.0 meters away. The mirror has a radius of curvature, R=-50cm. Find the location and size of a woman's image using the ray diagram and mirror/lens equation.

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2. The speed of light in a material is 2.50x10^8 meters per second. What is the index of refraction of the material?


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The Attempt at a Solution


1. di=22.22

2. Dont know
 
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why don't you look in your book for "index of refraction" and see what it says?
 
This website has the information you need:

http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/physics/u3a22phy.html
 
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Is number 1 right?
 
I got 1.2 for 2