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1 1 2  sR ds  ds  ds

34.73: a) R < 0 for convex so    s   v   


s s  R 2s  R dt ds dt
 R 2 sR 
v   
2 
 2 s  R  2s  R  

 v   v
R2
   2.50 m s 
1.25 m  2  8.65  10 3 m s.
 2s  R  2
 210.0 m   1.25 m  2

v    v
R 2
    2 . 50 m s  1.25 m  2  0.142 m s.
b) 
 2s  R  2  2 2.0 m   1.25 m  2
Note: The signs are somewhat confusing. If a real object is moving with v > 0,
this implies it is moving away from the mirror. However, if a virtual image is moving
with v > 0, this implies it is moving from “behind” the mirror toward the vertex.

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