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You are taking a picture of a distance mountain. You are 1.5 km away from the base. The image formed inside the camera is 2.3 cm high
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You are taking a picture of a distance mountain. You are 1.5 km away from the base. The image formed
inside the camera is 2.3 cm high and the camera is 8.75 cm wide. What is the height of the moutnain?
What is the magnification of the image?
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2021-08-09T16:22:35+00:00
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Answer:
Explanation:
ASSUMING this is a simple pinhole camera with no refracting lens.
magnification is 0.0875 m / 1500 m = 5.83 x 10⁻⁵
height of mountain = 0.023 / 5.83 x 10⁻⁵ = 394 m