Write down a formula for the magnification produced by a concave mirror.
- In terms of height of object and height of image.
- In terms of object distance and image distance.
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The formula for the magnification (m) produced by a concave mirror,
- In terms of the height of an object (h) and the height of an image (h') is as follows:
- In terms of the object distance (u) and the image distance (v) is as follows:
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