Question 5

During one portion of the Unit 14 laboratory experiment, the image distance, q, was determined for several different values of the object distance, p, for an object placed in front of a concave mirror. How would you determine the focal length, f, of the mirror using the data for p and q and graphical analysis?

• A. Plot q vs. p; slope = f.
• B. Plot q vs. p; slope = 1 / f.
• C. Plot log(q) vs. log(p); slope = f.
• D. Plot log(q) vs. log(p); slope = 1 / f.
• E. Plot q vs. p; the y intercept = f.
• F. Plot q vs. p; the y intercept = 1 / f.
• G. None of the above.

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