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AP Physics 2
13.2 Images Formed by Mirrors
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A schematic diagram showing a concave mirror with principal axis drawn horizontally. The mirror vertex sits on the axis at the right, curving inward toward the left. A focal point labeled F is marked on the axis to the left of the mirror at distance f. A small object arrow representing a tooth stands vertically on the principal axis between the focal point F and the mirror vertex. No light rays, back-extensions, or image arrows are shown. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A concave dentist mirror positioned near a tooth.
A dentist uses a small concave mirror with focal length \(f\) to examine a patient's tooth. To inspect details clearly, the dentist produces an upright image of the tooth that is magnified by a factor of \(2.5\). Which of the following pairs the required object distance \(d_o\) with the location of the resulting image?

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