An object placed 10.0 cm from a concave spherical mirror produces a real image 8.00 cm from the mirror. The object is then moved to a new position 20.0 cm from the mirror. a. Find the focal length of the mirror.

An object placed 10.0 cm from a concave spherical mirror produces a real image 8.00 cm from the mirror. The object is then moved to a new position 20.0 cm from the mirror. a. Find the focal length of the mirror.

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An object placed 10.0 cm from a concave spherical mirror produces a real image 8.00 cm
from the mirror. The object is then moved to a new position 20.0 cm from the mirror.
a. Find the focal length of the mirror.
b. How far from the mirror is the image after the object was moved to the 20.0 cm loca-
tion?

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