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

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Answer

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

1Step 1: 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.