A concave mirror has the focal length equal to 0.616 m. To form a real image that is triple the size of the object on a screen, at what distance in front of the mirror should the object be placed (in m; answer a positive number)? 3 sig figs and scientific notation for answer

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A concave mirror has the focal length equal to 0.616 m. To form a real image that is triple the size of the object on a screen, at what distance in front of the mirror should the object be placed (in m; answer a positive number)?

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