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The radius of curvature of a spherical mirror is 20 cm. What is its focal length?

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Radius of curvature, R = 20 cm
Radius of curvature of a spherical mirror = 2 × Focal length (f) R
`f=R//2=20//2=10`
Hence, the focal length of the given spherical mirror is 10 cm.
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