A guy named Joe, who is 1.6 meters tall, enters a room in which someone has...

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A guy named Joe, who is 1.6 meters tall, enters a room in whichsomeone has placed a large convex mirror with radius of curvatureRRR equal to 30 meters. The mirror has been cut in half, so thatthe axis of the mirror is at ground level. (Figure 1)As Joe entersthe room, he is 5 meters in front of the mirror, but he is lookingthe other way, so he fails to see it. When he turns around, he isstartled by his own image in the mirror.

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1 of 2The figure shows a man standing on a horizontal x-axis infront of a vertical mirror. The mirror is convex.

Part A

How far away does the image appear to Joe?

Express your answer in meters, to three significant figures oras a fraction.

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This is the image distance (i.e., the distance from the mirrorto the image). You want the distance from Joe to theimage, so you must combine this distance with Joe's distance fromthe mirror. Should you add or subtract?

Part B

What is the image height yimyimy_im that Joe sees in themirror?

Express your answer in meters, to three significant figures oras a fraction.

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yimyimy_im =

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Joe is so startled by his image that he falls forward. (Assumethat his feet stay at the same position.)(Figure 2)

Part C

Now what is the length (i.e., the distance from head to toe) ofJoe's image?

Express your answer in meters, to three significant figures oras a fraction.

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nothing

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Incorrect. Incorrect; Try Again; 7 attempts remaining. Feedback.This is the image distance (i.e., the distance from the mirror tothe image). You want the distance from Joe to the image,so you must combine this distance with Joe's distance from themirror. Should you add or subtract? End of feedback.

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Solution ofPart AHereRadius of curvature of the mirror Object distance from the center of the mirror or Joes realposition Image distance from the center of the mirror or Joes position inthe mirror Object height or Joes height    See Answer
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