As you look into a reflecting ball of radius 30 cmcm , the tip of your nose is 20 cm from the surface. What is the distance between the image of the tip of your nose and the actual tip of your nose?

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Problem 85P: If the image formed on the retina subtends an angle of 30and the object subtends an angle of 5, what...
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As you look into a reflecting ball of radius 30 cmcm , the tip of your nose is 20 cm from the surface. What is the distance between the image of the tip of your nose and the actual tip of your nose?

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