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AP Physics 2
13.2 Images Formed by Mirrors
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A horizontal optical bench line contains an object arrow standing vertically, a flat viewing screen positioned a distance D away along the bench, and a curved concave mirror positioned to the side facing both the object and screen. A horizontal double-headed dimension arrow between the object and screen is labeled D. A horizontal arrow from the mirror center to the object base is labeled d_o. No light rays, back-extensions, or formed images appear. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Object and screen separated by distance D in front of a concave mirror.
An object and a viewing screen are mounted at fixed positions on an optical bench such that they are separated by a distance \(D\). A concave mirror with focal length \(f\) is placed on the bench to project a sharp, real image of the object onto the screen. Which of the following expressions represents the possible distances between the object and the mirror?

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