A motor car is fitted with a convex rear-view mirror whose radius of curvature is
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Problem
A motor car is fitted with a convex rear-view mirror whose radius of curvature is 1.5m.
(a) Calculate the focal length of the mirror, indicating its sign.
(b) If a truck is travelling 10m behind the mirror along the principal axis, determine the position (distance from the mirror), nature, and orientation of the image of the truck.
(c) Find the linear magnification of the image obtained in part (b).