he side mirrors on cars are convex mirrors. If the side mirror on the driver side of your car has a focal length with a magnitude of 7.80 m and a truck is at a distance of 4.00 m from the mirror, determine the following. (a) image distance of the truck ____ m (b) magnification for this object distance

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The side mirrors on cars are convex mirrors. If the side mirror on the driver side of your car has a focal length with a magnitude of 7.80 m and a truck is at a distance of 4.00 m from the mirror, determine the following.

(a) image distance of the truck 
 ____ m

(b) magnification for this object distance 
 
 
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