Problems & Exercises
Top from floor, bottom from floor. Height of mirror is , or precisely one-half the height of the person.
(a) 0.898
(b) Can’t have since this would imply a speed greater than .
(c) Refracted angle is too big relative to the angle of incidence.
(a)
(b) Speed of light too slow, since index is much greater than that of diamond.
(c) Angle of refraction is unreasonable relative to the angle of incidence.
(a) +6.67
(b) +20.0
(c) The magnification increases without limit (to infinity) as the object distance increases to the limit of the focal distance.