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2.8 Exercise 17

Avg difficulty 2.5

Unless otherwise stated, the lens-to-retina distance is 2.00 cm.

A concave mirror of radius of curvature 10 cm is placed 30 cm from a thin convex lens of focal length 15 cm. Find the location and magnification of a small bulb sitting 50 cm from the lens by using the algebraic method.

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