A toy car is placed 29.0cm from a convex mirror. The image of the car is upright and one-sixth as large as the actual car. Calculate the mirror's power in diopters.

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Answer:

The power of the mirror is -17.24 diopter.

Explanation:

Magnification of an image,m = [tex]\frac{1}{6}[/tex]

Distance of the object from the mirror = u = 29.0 cm

Distance of an image from the mirror = v

Magnification = [tex]m=\frac{-v}{u}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{1}{6}=\frac{-v}{u}[/tex]

[tex]v=\frac{-u}{6}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{u}+\frac{1}{v}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{u}+\frac{-6}{u}[/tex]

[tex]f=\frac{-u}{5}=\frac{-29.0 cm}{5}=-5.8 cm[/tex]

Focal length of mirror = -5.8 cm =-0.058 m

Power of the lens = P

[tex]P =\frac{1}{f}[/tex]

[tex]P=\frac{1}{-0.058 m}=-17.24 D[/tex]