Answer to Question #284990 in Political Science for Nayeon

Question

A tall light bulb has placed a distance of 50-cm from a concave mirror having

a focal length of 25-cm. Determine the a) image distance (di) and b) the magnification

(m) of the image. Use G-R-E-S-A in solving the word problem.

Answer 1

a) Using the mirror formula;

1/u+1/v=1/f

1/50+1/v=1/25

v=50cm - Image distance

b) Magnification= v/u

m=50/50

m=1