Solving for image height given ##h_o, d_i##, and r

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The discussion focuses on solving for image height using given parameters, specifically the focal length, object distance, and radius. The calculations show that the focal length is determined to be 15, leading to a derived object distance of -36.1364. The image height is calculated as 0.4987, but there is a discrepancy noted with the expected negative value. The importance of adhering to sign conventions for mirrors, particularly that the focal length of a convex mirror is negative, is emphasized. The thread concludes with the clarification that the objective is to find the image distance, not the object distance.
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A convex mirror with a radius of curvature of −30.0 cm is used to form an image of an arrow that is 10.6 cm away from the mirror. If the arrow is 1.70 cm tall and inverted (pointing below the optical axis), what is the height of the arrow's image? (Include the sign of the value in your answer.)
Relevant Equations
$$f = -\frac{1}{r}$$
$$f^-1 = d_i^{-1} + d_0^{{-1}$$
$$m = \frac{h_i}{h_0} =-\frac{d_i}/{d_o}$$
$$f = -\frac{-30}{2} = 15$$
solving for ##d_0## in $$f^{-1} = d_i^{-1} + d_0^{-1}$$,
$$d_0 = (f^{-1} - d_i^{-1})^{-1}$$
= -36.1364
solving for ##h_i## in $$m = \frac{h_i}{h_0} =-\frac{d_i}{d_o}$$,
$$h_i = -d_i\times\frac{h_0}{d_o} = 0.4987$$
I'm told by webassign that it should be negative and that -0.4987 is off by more than 10%

A convex mirror with a radius of curvature of −30.0 cm is used to form an image of an arrow that is 10.6 cm away from the mirror. If the arrow is 1.70 cm tall and inverted (pointing below the optical axis), what is the height of the arrow's image? (Include the sign of the value in your answer.)
 
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Be sure you are following the sign conventions that are used in your course for mirrors. Usually, the conventions are such that the focal length of a convex mirror is negative.

You solved for ##d_0##. But ##d_0## is given. You need to find ##d_i##.
 
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