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AP Physics 2
13.2 Images Formed by Mirrors
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A horizontal line represents the principal axis. On the right, a concave spherical mirror is shown as a thin vertically curved arc facing left. Two tick marks lie on the principal axis to the left of the mirror: the focal point labeled F at distance f from the mirror, and the center of curvature labeled C at distance 2f from the mirror. To the left of C, a vertical upright solid arrow represents the object. Directly above the object arrow, a horizontal arrow points to the right toward the mirror, labeled v_0. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
An object moving toward a concave spherical mirror of focal length \(f\).
An object of constant height is positioned on the principal axis of a concave spherical mirror of focal length \(f\), at an initial distance \(d_o > 2f\) from the mirror. The object moves toward the mirror along the principal axis at a constant speed \(v_0\). Which of the following correctly describes the direction of motion of the real image, the speed \(v_i\) of the image at the instant the object reaches the center of curvature (\(d_o = 2f\)), and the change in image height as the object approaches \(2f\)?

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