The rear view on the passenger side of late model cars warn us theat objects may be closer than they appear. I think the mirror used is convex. But why is that type of mirror selected?
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A concave mirror has a focal length of 62.4 cm.
Determine the object position for which the resulting image is upright and four times the size of the object.
What formula do I use for this question? :confused:
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