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13.2 Images Formed by Mirrors
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A horizontal line represents the principal axis of a spherical mirror. A vertical curved arc on the right represents the spherical mirror, curving inward towards the left. A labeled point F on the principal axis marks the focal point at distance f from the mirror vertex. A vertical arrow pointing upward, labeled Object, stands on the principal axis to the left of F at an object distance d_o from the mirror. A horizontal dimension line below the axis indicates the distance d_o from the object to the mirror vertex. No rays, projected lines, or image arrows are shown. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
An object placed along the principal axis of a spherical mirror.
An object is placed at a distance \(d_o\) in front of a spherical mirror with focal length \(f\). According to the standard sign convention, \(f > 0\) for a concave mirror and \(f < 0\) for a convex mirror. Which of the following expressions correctly gives the lateral magnification \(M\) of the image purely as a function of \(f\) and \(d_o\)?

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