How Do You Calculate the Radius of Curvature for a Mirror?

[Huskies213]

Can anyone explain what i am doing wrong?
I thought the radius of curvature is 2 x the distance from mirror..

A mirror produces an image magnified by 1.5 when your face is 29 cm from the mirror. What is the radius of curvature?

I thought it would be .29m x 2 = .58m... but that is wrong.. can anyone help?!?

 

[jtbell]

The radius of curvature of a mirror is a statement about the shape of the mirror. Does a mirror change shape when you move to different distances from it?

 

[Huskies213]

RE mirrors

no the mirror doesn't change shape when you move distances from it. the image does... *more hints ...im still lost...

 

[Claude Bile]

You need to work out the Radius of Curvature from the magnification.

Also, Radius of Curvature = 2 x the focal length (f) - so if you can figure out f, then you can figure out the radius of curvature quite easily.

Claude.