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Photometry and Geometrical Optics

Problem 5.41

Determine the focal length of a concave spherical mirror which is manufactured in the form of a thin symmetric biconvex glass lens one of whose surfaces is silvered. The curvature radius of the lens surface is \(R=40 \mathrm{~cm}\).

Reveal Answer
f=R/2(2n1)=10 cmf=R / 2(2 n-1)=10 \mathrm{~cm}