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AP Physics 2
13.2 Images Formed by Mirrors
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Two diagrams arranged vertically. The upper diagram shows a horizontal principal axis line with a vertical curved arc representing a concave spherical mirror facing left. Ticks on the axis to the left of the mirror mark the focal point labeled F at distance R/2 and the center of curvature labeled C at distance R. A vertical upward-pointing solid arrow representing an object of height h stands at C. The lower diagram shows a horizontal principal axis line with a vertical curved arc representing a convex spherical mirror bulging toward the left. Ticks on the axis to the right of the mirror mark the focal point labeled F at distance R/2 and the center of curvature labeled C at distance R. A vertical upward-pointing solid arrow of height h stands to the left of the mirror at distance R. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
An object placed at distance \(R\) from a concave mirror and a convex mirror.
A concave spherical mirror and a convex spherical mirror each have a radius of curvature of magnitude \(R\). An upright object of height \(h\) is placed at a distance \(d = R\) along the central optical axis in front of the concave mirror, forming an image of height \(h_{\text{concave}}\). The same object is then placed at a distance \(d = R\) along the central optical axis in front of the convex mirror, forming an image of height \(h_{\text{convex}}\). What is the ratio \(\dfrac{h_{\text{concave}}}{h_{\text{convex}}}\) of the heights of the two images?

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