41. ssm A small postage stamp is placed in front of a concave mirror (radius = R) so that the image distance equals the object distance. (a) In terms of R, what is the object distance? (b) What is the magnification of the mirror? (c) State whether the image is upright or inverted relative to the object. Draw a ray diagram to guide your thinking.

 

Mirror Equation gives us

We are told that

If image were virtual (behind mirror), then we would have

 

And

 

Or

That would be a plane mirror but we were told it was concave, so image must be real!

so

 

Or

Magnification is

 

Minus sign tells us image is inverted.

 

Ray diagram is

 

Image is Inverted!

 

 

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