Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 34 - Images - Problems - Page 1038: 6

Answer

$m = -2.5$

Work Step by Step

When $p = 5.0~cm$, we can see that $m = 2$ We can find $i$: $m = -\frac{i}{p}$ $i = -mp$ $i = -(2)(5.0~cm)$ $i = -10~cm$ We can find $r$: $\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{i} = \frac{2}{r}$ $\frac{1}{5.0~cm}+\frac{1}{-10~cm} = \frac{2}{r}$ $\frac{2}{r} = \frac{1}{10~cm}$ $r = 20~cm$ We can find $i$ when $p = 14.0~cm$: $\frac{1}{p}+\frac{1}{i} = \frac{2}{r}$ $\frac{1}{i} = \frac{2}{r}-\frac{1}{p}$ $\frac{1}{i} = \frac{2}{20~cm}-\frac{1}{14.0~cm}$ $\frac{1}{i} = \frac{1}{35.0~cm}$ $i = 35.0~cm$ We can find $m$ when $p = 14.0~cm$: $m = -\frac{i}{p}$ $m = -\frac{35.0~cm}{14.0~cm}$ $m = -2.5$
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