Oh! It's the distance from the object! So, I added 4 cm + (12 cm - 6.4 cm) which gave me the correct answer of 9.6 cm. (Also: Yep, that was a typo!)
Thank you! :D
Homework Statement
A ray of white light strikes the surface of a 4.0-cm-thick slab of flint glass (Θ1 = 60°). As the ray enters the glass, it is dispersed into its constituent colors.
Estimate how far apart the rays of deepest red and deepest violet light are as they exit the bottom surface...
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Image: http://i.imgur.com/NMS7BUK.jpg?1
a) Find the position of the final image of the 1.0-cm-tall object.
b) Find the size of the final image of the 1.0-cm-tall object.
h = 1 cm
f1 = 5 cm
do = 4 cm
f2 = -8 cm
L = 12 cm
di = ?
Homework Equations
1/f = 1/do + 1/diThe...
Homework Statement
A python can detect thermal radiation with intensity greater than .60 W/m2. A typical human body has a surface area of 1.8 m2, a surface temperature of 30°C, and an emissivity e=0.97 at infrared wavelengths. What is the maximum distance from which a python can detect your...