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1. Given:
h=7.00 cm
p= 30.0 cm
f= 10.0 cm
1/f=1/p + 1/q
1/10.0 cm = 1/30.0 cm + 1/q
1/10.0 cm - 1/30.0 cm = 1/q
30.0 cm + 10.0 cm/(10.0 cm)(-30.0 cm) = 1/q
q= -7.5 cm
h'/h=-q/p
h'/7.00 cm=-7.5 cm/30.0 cm
h'=(7.00 cm) (-7.5 cm)/30.0 cm
h'= 1.75 cm

2. Given:
p=27.5 cm
q=15 cm
1/f=1/p + 1/q
1/f=1/27.5 cm + 1/15 cm
1/f=27.5 cm + 15 cm/(15 cm)(27.5 cm)
f= 9.71 cm
1. Given: h'/h=-q/p
h=5.00 cm h'/5.00 cm = -23.3 cm/45.5 cm
p=45.5 cm h'=(5.00 cm) (-23.3 cm)/45.5 cm
f=15.4 cm h'= 2.54 cm
Find:
h'=?
q=?
1/f=1/p + 1/q
1/15.4 cm = 1/45.5 cm + 1/q
1/15.4 cm - 1/45.5 cm = 1/q
45.5 cm/(15.4 cm) - 15.4 cm/(45.5 cm) = 1/q
q= 23.3 cm

2. Given: h'/h = -q/p

h=8.00 cm h'/8.00 cm = -24.4 cm/46.5 cm
p=46.5 cm h'= (8.00 cm)(-24.4 cm)/46.5 cm
f=16.0 cm h'= -4.20 cm
find:
q=?
h'=?
1/f=1/p + 1/q
1/16.0 cm=1/46.5 cm + 1/q
1/16.0 cm - 1/46.5 cm = 1/q
46.5 cm/(16.0 cm) - 16.0
cm/(46.5 cm) = 1/q
q= 24.4 cm
3. Given: h'/h=-q/p
h=3.10 cm h'/3.10 cm = -7.64 cm/25 cm
p=25 cm h'=(3.10 cm) (-7.64 cm)/25 cm
f=11.0 cm h'= -0.95 cm
Find:
h'=?
q=?
1/f=1/p + 1/q
1/-11.0 cm = 1/25 cm + 1/q
1/-11.0 cm - 1/25 cm = 1/q
25 cm + 11.0 cm/ (-11.0 cm)(25 cm) = 1/q
q= -7.64 cm
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