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Where must you place an object in front of a concave mirror with radius Rso that the image is erect and times the size of the object? Where is the image?

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The object must be placed at 0.3R in front of a concave mirror and the image must be placed at 0.75R.

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Determine the position of the object and the image

The radius is in the direction of the outgoing rays, thus, R is positive, also, the image is erect.

Use the formula of lateral magnification for a spherical mirror

Substituting the values

So, the position of the image

Therefore, the object must be placed at 0.3R in front of a concave mirror and the image must be placed at 0.75R.

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