An object is 50 cm from a concave mirror.The size of the real image is ½ the size of the object.The radius of curvature of the mirror is

Name: An object is 50 cm from a concave mirror.The size of the real image is ½ the size of the object.The radius of curvature of the mirror is
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The magnification (m) is -1/2 for a real image, and m = -v/u. Given u = -50 cm, v = 25 cm. Using the mirror formula 1/f = 1/v + 1/u, we find f = 16.7 cm. The radius of curvature R = 2f = 33.3 cm.

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